Alluring Androids, Robot Women, and Electronic Eves

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Alluring Androids, Robot Women, and Electronic Eves

Julie Wosk’s exciting new book introduces the world of artificial women who seem alive, a subject that has long fascinated filmmakers, artists, photographers, television writers, video game designers, and robotics engineers. These synthetic creatures have a surprising appeal– and range from early automatons to Lara Croft and the Stepford Wives to today’s female robots that look so real they can easily fool the eye. Based on a ground-breaking New York museum exhibit curated by the author, this b

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The Outer Limits (The New Series) – Fantastic Androids & Robots Collection

1. “I, Robot”When a robot named Adam is accused of killing his own creator, it’s up to a civil liberties attorney (Leonard Nimoy) to investigate and defend him. Is Adam capable of murder? Or did a military retrofit of the normally docile robot turn him into a ruthless killing machine?2. “The Hunt”Since the ban of hunting animals, man has turned to new game: androids! But the sport gets turned on its head when a pack of androids led by Kel (Doug Savant) decides to fight back. Now the hunters beco

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