In the 1980s we were told robots would be doing our washing up. What happened? Well, they're certainly around. As Gary Brown mentioned on Open House this week, robots are raising more questions for us than ever.

Here are some articles to help you explore what they are doing now, and what they might be like.

• Armed Robots in Iraq: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/12/65885
• Japanese Nursing home robot rejected, would be except humanoid robots?:  http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST29547120070920?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews  
• Closest human like robot we have walking around right now, check it out on youtube...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLGk9Q49y7k
• Spying Insect Robots: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/11/1191696075903.html (great for the conspiracy theorists!)