This project analyzes why people are intrigued by the thought of robots, and why they choose to create them in both reality and fiction. Numerous movies, literature, news articles, online journals, surveys, and interviews have been used in determining the answer.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mitchell-Evans, Wade Omare
• Cote-Dumphy, Brannon M.
• Lee, Jae Seok
• Cassidy, Ryan P.

Subject

• Industry
• Culture
• Computing
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030310-235516

Stichwort

• Robotics

Advisor

• Schachterle, Lance E.
• Ciaraldi, Michael J.

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-03-03

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright