Within the technological macro trends that are playing globally, robotics and artificial intelligence are two cutting-edge issues that generate hope and, at the same time, controversy. After a century of accelerated technological changes, what began as pure fantasy is starting to emerge as a reality: 'Machines that emulate human behaviour'. In order to interpret and imagine the future in this fascinating field we are proud to welcome Gideon Lichfield, editor in chief of the magazine MIT Technology Review. Lichfield will help us to interpret the present and to glimpse the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence in the future. He talks to José de Riva Zorrilla, Vicepresident of CEPYME, member of AMETIC's board of directors and member of Asociación de Empresarios Segovianos en el Exterior. Introduced by Olivier Spreafico, CGI Vice-president, BU Leader Southern Europe & Brazil.