In the 20th century, it seemed like robots were going to radically change our lives in the near future. Intelligent androids would handle all the daily tasks we didn’t care for, and make our lives ...

In 2001, I started going to preschool. ASIMO, too, got smarter — he learned to navigate stairs, and Honda announced he'd be available for rent. I dreamed of a world where everyone had an ASIMO around ...