Watch a movie of your choice, in which robots play a major role.  Write a 2 page review of the Human-Robot Interaction that is depicted in the movie.

 

What are the channels or modalities that people use to communicate with the robots?  What modes of expression do the robots use to communicate with people?  How “intelligent” are the robots?  Comment on what you think are the hard/easy problems involved with developing robotics with the kinds of capabilities shown in the movie.

 

Some examples of movies you could choose: Star Wars, Short Circuit, 2001, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, AI, I Robot, ...