We have a lot of suspicion of robots in the West. But if you look cross-culturally, that isn't true. In Japan, in their science fiction, robots are seen as good. They have Astro Boy, this character they've fallen in love… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
In a lot of Western science fiction, you need some form of conflict, whether it's aliens or robots. I think in Western culture, being… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
My most memorable science fiction experience was 'Star Wars' and seeing R2D2 and C3PO. I fell in love with those robots. — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
If you look at the field of robotics today, you can say robots have been in the deepest oceans, they've been to Mars, you… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
I was raised on technology. I grew up in Livermore, California, a town of physicists and cowboys. My parents worked at the government laboratories… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
Robots touch something deeply human within us. For me, robots are all about people. — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
We have a lot of suspicion of robots in the West. But if you look cross-culturally, that isn't true. In Japan, in their science… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
Through our evolution, we're so specialized for social interaction. So, if you can really design robots that can interact with people, in this very… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
I do think, in time, people will have, sort of, relationships with certain kinds of robots - not every robot, but certain kinds of… — Cynthia Breazeal Copy Share Image
