Behind every Hasbro Butterscotch Robotic Pony and every NASA rover exploring Mars are teams of roboticists who’ve worked obsessively to bring their creations to life. In the book Almost Human: Making Robots Think, published this month, Lee Gutkind introduces us to some of the most prominent minds and memorable personalities among them.

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