New TV show: Have co-robots gone too far?

by Frank Tobe

08 November 2013

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In a new TV series on the Fox Channel, set in 2048 and entitled “Almost Human,” every cop is paired with a highly evolved human-like android partner.

The show stars Karl Urban and Michael Ealy, is produced by J.J. Abrams (“Person of Interest,â€ “Star Trekâ€ and “Mission: Impossibleâ€), and begins Sunday evening, November 17th.

Which one is the robot?

Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

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