This is very similar to Confucian ideals from the other paper, and it demonstrates how these similar ideas permeate East Asia. I agree that this could be seen as disrespectful, and that it could be portrayed as simply moving an object rather than lifting and caring for a person.

I feel that it is really important that when a team is tackling such a human problem as this, there needs to be a more human connection between the engineers and the elderly customers they're designing for. There should be at least a one month period where these engineers served as caretakers to fully understand the problem and how to best tackle it.

I never realized how much other countries were competing with Japan for the robot industry; I always thought that Japan was the leader in terms of innovating robotics and integrating them into daily life.

The complexity in Speedy's programming is displayed by his desire to apologize and his fear of Powell. This is an interesting example of making robots more and more like humans due to this instance and Speedy being "drunk" by the selenium pools.

Powell's selfless sacrifice goes against the archetype of the soulless scientists who just want to create and keep their tech at all costs, as he chooses to risk his life for his coworker and friend.

This recurring theme in sci-fi of treating robots as less than humans and utilizing negative words to describe their characters appears here ("slave complexes"). Additionally, the way Powell addresses these robots is demeaning and disrespectful, which could be justified as they are simply metal objects and not living creatures.

Is it possible that the robots have learned from history on the most successful way to run revolts in order to succeed? This is the most efficient way to bring about change (by cutting communications and gathering firepower for enforcement).

This reflection on death and impermanence of the existence of the robots demonstrates the awareness that the robots have in their programming. This makes me wonder how robots find a value in life, as they have no fear or emotions towards death, and what the reasons are of starting a revolution.

This is an interesting distinction Domin has to clarify for Helena, solidifying the difference between robots and humans, whereas Helena seems to be more empathetic and gentle with her language in relation to the robots. The clarification of robots being machines and not close to humans highlights how some people may be misguided in their understanding of these machines.