Now that the transit strike is over, all we have to worry about is the Robot Holocaust.

It seems like at least once a month, I come across the kind of news story that makes me think that all of our science fictional cautionary tales have gone right over the heads of the scientific community.

This month: Robot demonstrates self-awareness.

A new robot can recognize the difference between a mirror image of itself and another robot that looks just like it.

This so-called mirror image cognition is based on artificial nerve cell groups built into the robot's computer brain that give it the ability to recognize itself and acknowledge others.

The ground-breaking technology could eventually lead to robots able to express emotions.

Just what I wanted for Christmas: A robot that can get mad at me.