Eureka! The Robot Lady

Simone Giertz

20-Jul-16 18:00

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The future is bleak. In our ceaseless efforts to build the future, are we merely plotting our own demise? Are we paving the way for our eventual enslavement at the hands of our robot overlords? This month, on Eureka, Uma speaks to the queen of crappy robots, the mistress of malfunction - Simone Giertz - who tries to reassure him that all is not yet lost.

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Tags: Evening Edition, Eureka!, Simone Giertz, Crappy Robots, Mistress of malfunction

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