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Does a Robot Need to Be Cute?
R2D2 Redux
The sagas of one adorkable robot and 47,000 immigrant children make me wonder if we’re developing more empathy for technology than humans.
Annabelle Gurwitch
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Jun. 22 2014
6:45AM EDT
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