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The World of Robots in Love and War.

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Google is buying up robotics firms, Amazon's, predicting home deliveries by drone. The recent

film Herd depicts a romance with an operating system. Robots are finding their way into

workplaces, homes, and popular culture, so it's hard not to imagine they'll penetrate our

emotional lives as well.

The interaction of humans and robots has become a serious study. When do they help? When do they get in

the way? Who's responsible for their actions? Do we need a new code of ethics for dealing with robots?

Today's talking point, the Waldorf method from Europe makes an appearance in the schools of China.

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Hello again. I'm Arun Alney, back with To The Point.

Robots are here to stay in factories and homes from real world battlefields to popular culture.

On this program, we'll talk about robotics

and the increased interaction of robots with human beings. Today's talking point, Chinese

students may outrank their peers in the United States and Europe, but there's still a

parental backlash against state-run education. We'll hear how the Waldorf method from 20th century

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