*Boy! There's a new one. Looks like 20th century humanoid "robotics" is finally coming of age as a contemporary industry that makes semi-autonomous mobile devices. With useful functions. That people will pay for.
*No Singularities, no clanking manservants... real-life engineering. It's good stuff.
https://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/10/colin-angle-irobot-ceo/all/1
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"One of the things I’m deeply passionate about is that robots need to be practical and useful. Software doesn’t. You can make a beer-drinking iPhone app and make some money. A robot is a serious design and capital investment. The robot needs to serve a purpose and meet a physical need.... Robotics is a technology we should use to solve major societal problems..."
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