David Hanson is a part-time engineer, part-time artist and full-time lover of artificial intelligence. He, along with his robot reincarnation of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick , made the rounds today at the APS March Meeting in Dallas. ["Phil," Hanson's robotic re-creation of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick propped up in the last row, startled passers-by with his human looks and his brain of wires.] Hanson said he chose to make an analogue of Dick because, in his writings, Dick portrayed robots that came to life and thought they were human. [Audience members turn to get a look at Phil, Hanson's robot that was propped up in the last row, who blended in with the rest of the crowd. On the screen at the front of the room is a photo of the original Phil who was accidentally left in an airplane overhead and lost forever, Hanson said.] [ Phil, Hanson's android that was propped up in the last row, appears to watch his creator's presentation during