A robotics expert makes the case that, rather than replacing humans, robots will be more like our new animal assistants.

Research shows most American workers are convinced it's only a matter of time before robots make them redundant.

While it's true that artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, it's still nowhere near replacing humans.

Kate Darling researches social robotics at MIT, specializing in studying human-robot interaction.

Darling maintains that we'd do better to think of – and design – our robots more like animals than potential equals; like oxen, horses, or carrier pigeons, to help us achieve more.

Subtitled How To Think About Robots, the book takes us through the history of mankind's relations with both animals and machines. It points out reassuring parallels as well as significant differences.