Personal Robots!?

To all those who don’t know TED, TED is a company that hosts conventions where people are given the chance to speak about projects they are currently working on. Almost every speaker who presents, offers ingenious ideas, products, and proposals they want to share with the public. 

One presentation in particular discussed the probability of personal robots in the not too distant future.

Cynthia Beazeal, discussed the history of our fascination (as humans) to robots. Look at Furby or Tomagotchi for example, two immensely popular robotic toys in the 90’s. They “touch something deeply human” as she explains in her speech. They become “helpful companions.” 

After much thinking, I feel that one major reason we are so intrigued by robots is for the stability. The saying: “The only constant in life is change,” can be completely applied to my reasoning. Marriage, economy, jobs and every other aspect in life cannot be controlled. 

Everything in life is never certain, and it is in that where people come to crave stability. The idea that a robot is always there, no matter what the circumstances come to be, becomes extremely appealing to humans, especially in their hectic life. 

That is my reasoning to why people become so fascinated by robots, but I want to know what is yours? Why do you think we as humans become so attached to robots?

Another question to think about is that given what you have thought about so far, do you think personal robots are a very real possibility? Or is it something that won’t become accepted into society?

Let me know what you think!

Here is the TED presentation.

Thanks for reading!