Ispectrum Magazine Ispectrum Magazine #15 | Page 4

ROBOTS by Matt Loveday B y now we all know the image: bipedal mechanoids designed in our own likeness, used to aid the human race in all walks of life. Through stories, films, practical applications and our own imagination, robots are synonymous with the human psy-che. 3 But what exactly is a robot? Is the synthetic human all they are and have been? And how exactly do they interact with our modern world? What does the future hold and, ultimately, are robots our future or our end?