Robots were dreamt up 100 years ago – why haven’t our fears about them changed since?
Robots were dreamt up 100 years ago – why haven’t our fears about them changed since?: Pavel Chagochkin/Shutterstock.com This is a story you will have heard before. A genius but completely mad scientist – with the backing of a ruthlessly greedy corporation – creates a sentient robot. The scientist’s intentions for the robot are noble: …