Robert Sparrow

<p>Last Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and did what many of us might have felt an urge to do –&nbsp;<a href=“https://7news.com.au/technology/robot-dog-worth-15000-damaged-from-kick-by-woman-in-brisbanes-fortitude-valley-c-9394582” target=“_blank”>she gave it a solid kick in the head</a>.</p> <p>After all, who hasn’t thought about lashing out at “intelligent” technologies that frustrate us as often as they serve us? Even if on…