Thank You, Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

One of the saving graces of robots is that they're machines; look like machines, act like machines. They do their job and don't feel obliged to engage me in conversation, stimulate me, enlighten me, or broaden my horizons.

But that comforting fact, according to PA News, is going to change:

Robots that bond like human children and display emotion are being developed at a British university.

Spiffing. We can all see where this is going.