Slideshow: Robots Suffer for Art's Sake

Usually it's the robots that oppress humans in the popular imagination. A Spanish art show turns the tables, producing fearful machines. By Daniel Terdiman.
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, it appears to freak out by shaking and trying to get away.Courtesy of Fernando Orellana

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is built around three robots enclosed in tall, narrow columns that can only be seen through tiny slits.

Courtesy of Fernando Orellana
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appears to react with curiosity to people who are nearby.

Courtesy of Fernando Orellana