A new experiment in robot theater comes from Osaka University, according to the BBC.
Fascinating to hear this link back to the first great modern robot story, RUR, and perhaps an Asimov nod:
The play, called Hataraku Watashi (I, Worker), is set in the near future.
It focuses on a young couple who own two housekeeping robots, one of which loses its motivation to work.
In the play, the robot complains that it has been forced into boring and demeaning jobs and enters into a discussion with the humans about its role in their lives.
Osaka is a good source for these raids on the uncanny valley. Remember this robot?
(via grinding.be)
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