Robots, Fembots, Ribbons

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen and scientist Rodney Brooks look at the culture of robots. We visit thousands of robot toys in a big red barn outside Spokane. Sexpert Susie Bright surveys female robots on film, from Stepford Wives to the deadly Fembots. And a jazz pioneer gives over some control to his virtual Frankenstein.

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