Dreaming of Electric Sheep: Richardson Businessman David Hanson Vows His Robots Won't Kill You

Hanson got the idea after reading the book that inspired the movie Artificial Intelligence:AI. Whereas some people who saw that movie might’ve walked away with the feeling that inventing humanoid robots would be a moral morass, Hanson’s apparent reaction was: Fuck yeah! He named his prototype after his 18-month-old son, Zeno. Because, you know, there’s absolutely nothing creepy about that. If you read nothing else from the article, at least check this: "During a recent demonstration, Zeno could barely stand and had to be tethered to a bank of PCs that told it how to smile, frown, act surprised or wrinkle its nose in anger." A robot that feigns anger? We have been warned. – Craig Malisow