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Daniel H. Wilson on our love/hate relationship with robots

They fascinate us. They terrify us. Author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson on the latest robot-related headlines and the strong feelings they inspire.
HitchBOT was only two weeks into its first tour across the U.S. when it was destroyed in Philadelphia. (Rebecca Tennenbaum)

They fascinate us. They terrify us. Our hot and cold relationship with robots has a long history. 

This week alone we saw public sympathy for a beloved hitch-hiking robot, but also a petition calling for a ban on artificial intelligence with "lethal autonomy."

Author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson joins guest host Jelena Adzic to discuss the latest robot-related headlines and the strong feelings they inspire.