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But Bettany, whose character Vision is an android attempting to piece together his wiped memories and fragile humanity, had some sage advice.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Now with HBO’s “Lanterns,” she adds an all-powerful galactic android to her acting resume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
I wonder, he wondered, if any human has ever felt this way before about an android.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Do androids dream of electric balls and strikes—plus some other questions on baseball’s Opening Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
Since Ellen Ripley survived her first xenomorph encounter way back in 1979, Scott has used this to critique our reliance on technology and our assumed dominance over it through his androids.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
“There’s a certain model of whatnot—real whatnots, I mean, the androids Frances Miranda Gonzagaga originally built,” she said.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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