The National Science Foundation awarded a $440,885 grant to researchers at MIT to develop social robots specifically to be reading companions for children. The investigation is led by Cynthia Breazeal, who's been in headlines during the past few years with her consumer personal robot named Jibo.
Police can strap bombs to robots to thwart bad guys in emergency situations.
Apple has yet to comment on the situation, and it's unclear how the issue will ultimately be resolved.
The robots still can't operate without the help of an actual server and look to assist employees instead of replacing them.
