Some believe that the Japanese view of robots is more idealistic, that robots are an extension of "human beings" and that they will be friendly and sincere companions to us. Americans, on the other hand, consider robots the "antithesis of humans" and as such as potential competitors, even enemies.
有人認為，日本從夢想出發，將機器人看做「人類的延伸」，是人類友善而真誠的伙伴；與美國視機器人為「人類的對照」，甚至視為潛在的競爭敵人，是兩種截然不同的文化思維。