[Abin Sur]

In general, I agree. There have been practical non-humanoid robots for decades on assembly lines. I’m not sure exactly how long it will take for true A.I. to come about, but I see no reason in principle why it won’t appear in the next century or so.

[lmr]

Cheers. The creation of Androids is an exercise in extreme vanity. It's only natural for people to think that machines should look and act like us, but it is superficial and these machines serve no real purpose. Would people use such robots for companionship? Well, I understand that some weirdos already do, but to each his own, I guess. I prefer the organic kind myself, especially when talking about the opposite sex. ;-P

Artificial Intelligence is different, though. The concept may be vain, but it also serves other legitimate uses and not just to satisfy our vanity.