What will the stores of the future look like? Japanese mobile provider Softbank thinks robot assistants are the way to go, and have announced that 'Pepper' – the "world's first personal robot with emotions" – will be staffing two Tokyo branches on a trial basis.

Technology has become an unparalleled part of every aspect of our lives, dominating our work, our social lives, our hobbies and even our healthcare. But at what point does our changing relationship with technology become a problem? And how do we fix it?

A new wave of technological advancements is making it easier than ever to plug into a techno-utopian automated lifestyle, as people increasingly expect to exchange minimum input for maximum output.

Eugene has dated music taste for a 13-year-old – he claims his favourite album is ‘The Real Slim Shady’ by Eminem. But this admission was enough to fool several judges during the Turing test. They believed he was a real boy, and he has been deemed the world’s first ‘thinking’ computer.