where humanoid robots are shown as scary and threatening to humans are the T-800 in Terminator and Megatron in Transformers. Another prominent theme found in science fiction regarding humanoid robots focuses on personhood. Certain films, particularly Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, explore whether or not a constructed, synthetic being should be considered a person. In the films, androids called "replicants" are created indistinguishably from human beings, yet they are shunned and do not possess the same rights as humans. This theme incites audience sympathy while also sparking unease at the idea of humanoid robots mimicking humans too closely. See also Frankenstein complex Personal robot References Citations Sources Asada, H. and Slotine, J.-J. E. (1986). Robot Analysis and Control. Wiley. . Arkin, Ronald C. (1998). Behavior-Based Robotics. MIT Press. . Brady, M., Hollerbach, J.M., Johnson, T., Lozano-Perez, T. and Mason, M. (1982), Robot Motion: Planning and Control. MIT Press. . Horn, Berthold, K. P. (1986). Robot Vision. MIT Press. . Craig, J. J. (1986). Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control. Addison Wesley. . Everett, H. R. (1995). Sensors for Mobile Robots: Theory and Application. AK Peters. . Kortenkamp, D., Bonasso, R., Murphy, R. (1998). Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Robots. MIT Press. . Poole, D., Mackworth, A. and Goebel, R. (1998), Computational Intelligence: A Logical Approach. Oxford University Press. . Russell, R. A. (1990). Robot Tactile Sensing. Prentice Hall. . Russell, S. J. & Norvig, P. (1995). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. Prentice-Hall. Prentice Hall. . Further reading Carpenter, J., Davis, J., Erwin‐Stewart, N., Lee. T., Bransford, J. & Vye, N. (2009). Gender representation in humanoid robots for domestic use. International Journal of Social Robotics (special issue). 1 (3), 261‐265. The Netherlands: Springer. Carpenter, J., Davis, J., Erwin‐Stewart, N., Lee. T., Bransford, J. & Vye, N. (2008). Invisible machinery in function, not form: User expectations of a domestic humanoid robot. Proceedings of 6th conference on Design and Emotion. Hong Kong, China. Williams, Karl P. (2004). Build Your Own Human Robots: 6 Amazing and Affordable Projects. McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics. . . External links Humanoid Robots' jobs in Japan Ulrich Hottelet: Albert is not happy - How robots learn to live with people, African Times, June 2009 Japanese inventions