What Can Robots Really Do For The City?

Often seen as futuristic, and maybe a bit silly, robots are already changing urban life. Over the past couple of weeks, tech news outlets all seem to be talking about one thing – robots in our cities. Some of these are really interesting, and others a bit hype-filled. And then there are those robots that have been quietly transforming the city for decades. A 20 foot-tall Optimus Prime figure stands amidst the Hong Kong skyline at the Transformers movie premier in 2014.