I've been thinking a lot about robots lately. It seems that virtual reality, augmented reality and augmented intelligence is already a part of our everyday life. As technology progresses we will need to deal with the issues that only writers and cinematographers had dreamed of before. Here are some video clips that express the connection I am making. The last one is in reality the oldest one and came out well before we could really contemplate the existence of technology such as we will soon see. Fantasy and Science Fiction seem to be the place that imagines and normalizes our perception of the technology that confronts us eventually.
For a more in-depth discussion about robots in our culture check out this recent episode of Fresh Air.
