If there's a scary part, it's just that people are scary. I don't think the robots by themselves are scary." The bigger question of just what Boston Dynamics hopes to accomplish remains murky.

Theologian Anne Foerst says we're a lonely species, and robots have a lot to teach us about who we are.

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Theologian Anne Foerst says we're a lonely species, and robots have a lot to teach us about who we are.