Robot takes to stage in British Spillikin play

More than machinery: The play brings love and technology together for a story about a robot maker who builds a robot to keep his wife company after he dies.

LONDON: When Judy Norman walks on stage for the play Spillikin, she performs beside a somewhat different cast member – a humanoid robot.

Featuring a "robothespian", the play brings love and technology together for a story about a robot maker who builds a robot to keep his wife company after he dies.