Council Post: The Next Generation Of Robots: The Inside Skinny

Do We Need To Make Robots More Responsive? Robotics is at a crossroads. Are developers going to design "humanoids" that can barely be distinguished from real people? Or is shape a cosmetic consideration, and should we concentrate instead on creating increasingly multifunctional robots that allow us to become more human ourselves? I believe the latter option is the better one, but it's not straightforward.