It’s just a robot. It doesn’t have feelings … yet.

The line plays on a common reassurance people give themselves when interacting with machines—“it’s just a robot”—and then undercuts it with the ominous, humorous qualifier “yet.” It captures a transitional moment in human–robot relations: as robots become more socially expressive and embedded in daily life, the boundary between tool and companion feels less stable. The quote also hints at ethical foresight: if robots were ever to possess something like feelings (or convincingly simulate them), our casual treatment of them—and the norms governing care, harm, and responsibility—would need rethinking. The ellipsis emphasizes hesitation, as if the speaker recognizes their own uncertainty.