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"It was really awful, being dressed down by the captain," said Brent Spiner, who played Data, the android.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ortega brings the right wide-eyed wonder to this kindly android that just wants to be Josie’s pal, having no idea about a secret medical condition that afflicts Josie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
At the end of the 2014 sci-fi movie “Ex Machina,” the AI-powered android named Ava breaks out of the secure facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But an android that can do a bit of everything is still years off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“It’s crazy that anyone ever thought we could be like that,” she said, tilting her head forward as if she were pointing, so Ivy would notice the android, too.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
You were supposed to imagine a fleet of the vehicles rolling off SpaceX Starships that had landed on Mars, possibly driven by androids quoting The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
The iPhone might be with us until the end of time, or until we ourselves become androids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Besides Fanning’s, the only other mug copied on the dozens of Weyland-Yutani androids working under Tessa is that of fellow actor Cameron Brown.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025
The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
“Something about the androids you retired last night.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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