The goal of this work is to allow people with locked in syndrome to be able to interact with the world via surrogate, but it also foretells a world where each of us might have a robot avatar todoourbidding.
LONDON, England (CNN) -- From rebellious mechanoids taking over our lives to subservient droids that doourbidding, concepts of robots are often stuck in versions of fictional dystopia.
The character has to be someone who's actions horrify us, but whose enthusiasm and ability to make the system do his bidding turn him into the hero against our will.