Domestic Robots in Popular Culture
Many cartoons feature robot maids, notably Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons. Maid Robots are especially prominent in anime (in Japanese, they are called Meido Robo or Meido Roboto), and their Artificial Intelligence ranges from rudimentary to fully sentient and emotional, while their appearance ranges from obviously mechanical to human-like.
The 2012 movie Robot & Frank featured a domestic robot, the story of the movie centred around an elderly man and his relationship with a caretaker robot.
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