Owners of Sony's robotic dog 'Aibo' attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Owners of Sony's robotic dog 'Aibo' attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

An owner of Sony's robotic dog 'Aibo' pets her Aibo as she attends a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Rumiko Kobayashi and her robotic dog 'Aibo' called as Luna-chan attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Rumiko Kobayashi and her robotic dog 'Aibo' called as Luna-chan attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Rumiko Kobayashi and her robotic dog 'Aibo' called as Luna-chan attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' are gathered by their owners during a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Owners of Sony's robotic dog 'Aibo' attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Rumiko Kobayashi and her robotic dog 'Aibo' called as Luna-chan attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' are gathered by their owners during a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' are dressed up in Japanese traditional costumes as their owners attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Owners of Sony's robotic dog 'Aibo' attend a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' act like prying by command during a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

People watch Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' during a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Sony's robotic dogs 'Aibo' are gathered by their owners during a ritual ceremony Sichi-Go-San, which is usually held for praying for children's health and wellbeing, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua sitting beside his brother Martin attends a school lesson from home via a robot avatar, which has been placed in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua attends his school lesson via a robot avatar, placed in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua attends his school lesson via a robot avatar, placed in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua attends his school lesson via a robot avatar, seen in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

A seven-year-old schoolboy Joshua attends a school lesson, sitting beside his mother Simone and his brother Martin, via a robot avatar in his classroom, in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari John Elkann shakes hands with a robot, after meeting via video conference with Tesla's founder Elon Musk, during the "Italian Tech Week" event in Turin, Italy September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca 

Chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari John Elkann shakes hands with a robot, after meeting via video conference with Tesla's founder Elon Musk, during the "Italian Tech Week" event in Turin, Italy September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca 

Chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari John Elkann shakes hands with a robot, after meeting via video conference with Tesla's founder Elon Musk, during the "Italian Tech Week" event in Turin, Italy September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca 

Cheng Li, chief technology officer of Alibaba Group, speaks next to a Cainiao autonomous delivery robot at the Global Smart Logistics Summit organised by Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun 

Yannis Ieremias, 70, is assisted to sit on a robotic-assisted hand therapy device at the Theseus Rehabilitation Centre in Athens, Greece, February 1, 2021. Ieremias, who spend more than 50 days in the intensive care unit of an Athens hospital with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), must undergo therapy to recover from mobility problems caused by his extend hospitalisation. Picture taken February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

Yannis Ieremias, 70, is assisted to sit on a robotic-assisted hand therapy device at the Theseus Rehabilitation Centre in Athens, Greece, February 1, 2021. Ieremias, who spend more than 50 days in the intensive care unit of an Athens hospital with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), must undergo therapy to recover from mobility problems caused by his extend hospitalisation. Picture taken February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

AI-powered robot Lexi stands in the lobby welcoming guests at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel delivers room service to a guest at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

A waiter places food inside a box attached to AI-powered robot Ariel for delivery to a guest at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel waits for room service food to be placed in its box for delivery to a guest at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel delivers room service to a guest at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel delivers room service to a guest at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel stands outside a lift before delivering room service at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel waits for a lift before delivering room service at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

AI-powered robot Ariel stands outside a lift before delivering room service at the Hotel Sky, the first in Africa to use automated attendants, in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 9, 2021. Picture taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham 

Star Wars robots R2-D2 and BB8 and droids C3P0 and D-0 pose as they attend the premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in London, Britain, December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Star Wars robots R2-D2 and BB8 and droids C3P0 and D-0 pose as they attend the premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in London, Britain, December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Star Wars robots R2-D2 and BB8 and droids C3P0 and D-0 attend the premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in London, Britain, December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Star Wars robots R2-D2 and BB8 and droid C3P0 attend the premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in London, Britain, December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Ronan Bole, President Amazon France logistics, attends a press visit at the Amazon fulfilment center in Bretigny-sur-Orge near Paris, France, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 

Alim Louis Benabid, a neurosurgeon and professor at the University of Grenoble, shows one of two recording devices containing 64 electrodes which collected brain signals to be implanted one either side of the patient's head during a news conference after Thibault, a 28-year-old man, paralyzed from the shoulders down, had been able to walk using a robotic exoskeleton controlled by his own mind, at the French research center Clinatec in Grenoble, France, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot 

Alim Louis Benabid, a neurosurgeon and professor at the University of Grenoble, attends a news conference after Thibault, a 28-year-old man, paralyzed from the shoulders down, had been able to walk using a robotic exoskeleton controlled by his own mind, at the French research center Clinatec in Grenoble, France, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot 

Alim Louis Benabid, a neurosurgeon and professor at the University of Grenoble, attends a news conference after Thibault, a 28-year-old man, paralyzed from the shoulders down, had been able to walk using a robotic exoskeleton controlled by his own mind, at the French research center Clinatec in Grenoble, France, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot 

Alim Louis Benabid, a neurosurgeon and professor at the University of Grenoble, attends a news conference after Thibault, a 28-year-old man, paralyzed from the shoulders down, had been able to walk using a robotic exoskeleton controlled by his own mind, at the French research center Clinatec in Grenoble, France, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump watches 5-year-old Rocco Zachow-Rodriguez as he rides in a modified wheelchair created by a high school robotics team from Farmington High School in Farmington, Minnesota who attended an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the first lady's “Be Best” initiative in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump watches 5-year-old Rocco Zachow-Rodriguez as he rides in a modified wheelchair created by a high school robotics team from Farmington High School in Farmington, Minnesota who attended an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the first lady's “Be Best” initiative in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump reaches out to 5-year-old Rocco Zachow-Rodriguez as he rides in a modified wheelchair created by a high school robotics team who attended an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the first lady's “Be Best” initiative in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hanson Robotics, David Chen and social humanoid robot Sophia attend a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hanson Robotics, David Chen and social humanoid robot Sophia attend a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Hanson Robotics’ latest and most advanced robot Sophia attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Hanson Robotics’ latest and most advanced robot Sophia attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Hanson Robotics’ latest and most advanced robot Sophia attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Hanson Robotics’ latest and most advanced robot Sophia attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

Social humanoid robot Sophia, a latest creation by Hanson Robotics company, attends a news conference after a meeting with young inventors and officials in Kiev, Ukraine October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs a rescue robot as she attends a demonstration at the university in Darmstadt, Germany, October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski