robot love

Clive Thompson's great blog referred me to an incredible Washington Post story about the bonds soldiers in Iraq are developing with the robots they interact with every day.

The story is filled with telling details:
"Near the Tigris River, operators even have been known to take their bot fishing. They put a fishing rod in its claw and retire back to the shade, leaving the robot in the sun.

Of the fish, Bogosh says, 'Not sure if we ever caught one or not.'"


I found it really touching. Then again, I'm still a little shaken from watching the My Life on the D-List episode about Kathy's dad.