robots

When asked to recall the earliest movie that defined robots for him, “Alien: Earth” star Timothy Olyphant leapt from Ridley Scott’s universe into an entirely different sector of space.

"They were like robots - no one could talk about it."

Artificial intelligence and robots would handle most of the labor currently done by people, leaving us to pursue enriching endeavors.

The term for an automaton picked up steam elsewhere with the advent of artificial intelligence and the wider adoption of delivery robots.

The trend is not surprising given that Chinese soft power seems to be on the rise – think viral Labubu dolls, humanoid robots and futuristic cities that are impressing travellers.