Will Humans and Machines Eventually Converge?

After watching the movie "Her" starring Joaquin Phoenix, I started thinking about our relationship with technology. It is no secret that Americans have become somewhat reliant on smart phones, television, computers, and the like. Will there ever be a time when we are not only reliant on technology but on a higher level of interaction with it? Will we ever become "friends" with technology?

AI (artificial intelligence) expert and Google's leading engineer, Ray Kurzweil, does. In fact, he predicts that by 2029, robots will be able to "flirt, learn from experience, and even make jokes". Now this seems a little far-fetched, but after reading this article, I'm starting to become convinced. In 1990, he predicted that a computer would be able to beat the world champion in chess by 1998. This actually happened in 1997, a year sooner than predicted.

Perhaps the most intriguing of Kurzweil's ideas is that of "the singularity": the prediction that at some point in the future, "humans and machines will apparently converge". Many improvements have been made to robots as we approach "the singularity" such as PetMan, a robot that is able to walk like a human, balance itself, sweat, adjust its temperature, and perform an array of calisthenics similar to that which a soldier would do during war. PetMan is used to test chemical proof suits that will be implemented into chemical warfare.

As you can see from this video, PetMan acts eerily similar to a human. For now, he is only used to test chemical proof suits, but I think this definitely shows how we are on our way to "the singularity" that Kurzweil predicted. Though this might be excellent for Kurzweil because it allows him to save countless lives on the battlefield, many others find it frightening, feeling that this kind of advance in technology is a nightmare. What are your thoughts?