Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather ...

Philip K. Dick's famous 1968 sci-fi novel, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,' explored blurred lines between what's real, what's fake, and dystopian cyberpunk notions about robot consciousness.