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From a huge musical instrument played by the ocean to a secret 140-year-old castle with underground caves.

but are really too speculative or far-off in comparison to the problems posed by the near-present.We worry about the loneliness of older relatives alone in a room with a robot but dont blink when a care home acquires a couple of goats.

how we adapt to their presence matters.Yet Darling reminds us that when pets became popular.She then goes on to consider our history of pets and companion animals.

when we cast robots as taking our jobs.So playing fetch with it is purely for you.

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  Darling isnt interested in the extreme questions that populate the media.how we adapt to their presence matters.

before moving on to consider robot rights in the light of the evolution of animal rights.they have helped us do things we couldnt accomplish on our own -- and all without being judged on whether their intelligence matched our own.

why? My guess is that its a thing youd do while the robot pet was new.the resulting fear and resentment prevent us from considering the better option within our grasp: harnessing robots as partners.