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Engineers of the New Millennium: Robots for Real

Tell us how you think robots will change your life

Photo: Basilio Noris

November 2009

After listening to our Robots for Real special report, join the discussion here. How will robotics transform our lives?

TAGS: RoboCub // icub // MIT // geminoid // Robowranglers // scout // willow garage

Alexander Pavlovic - Serbia 01.29.2010
By my opinion robots, already had changed our lives. For now, on good, but for the future, I am worried. What if AI robots (artificial intelligence) see humans like threat? They are superior, they thing and calculate faster then us, they will be physical stronger. What kind of ethics will an AI have? Will AIs respect one another but not us, their creators? We have made our worst Nightmare ! They will try to enslave humankind. And, later to completely exterminate humans ! .

Sam 01.25.2010
Forget child replicas. Give me a vacuum cleaner that cleans all floor types, recharges itself as needed, dumps its own bin and schedules its cleaning when I'm not home. Then make a lawn mower that does the same. We're almost there... Just build it to last..

haikel hamdi 12.23.2009
interessant.

R.Stark 12.22.2009
- houshold applications get the dishes out of the dish-washer, clean the house, walk the dog, buy goods from your local supermarket - butler (but i doubt they're cheaper) -real-life robo-battle-games - help in laboratories and surguries and traffic.

vimal 12.16.2009
robotics is the emergin thin! n soon 2 be the next generation, so depends on the techno mind!.

AG 12.09.2009
I think that this is an amazing start to something big.

vimal.k 12.07.2009
AS robotics is the emerging field, lot of experimentations should go on. Even individuals can try out at their place, learning programming is a good help for developing a robotic actions!.

Kenneth Karow 12.04.2009
I have an idea for a robot that can be used in the house everyday and would be able to sell thousands right now. I'm afraid if I told you what my idea was that I would loose my advantage in the market. It requires a computer controlled unit and a small amount of programming. It so simple that it would no doubt be sold by toys-UR-us. How can I have my idea protected so that some big toy company does not have it made by China? Having said that, I don't think anyone can stop China from making anything. Even with a $10,000 patent and $10,000 lawyer. Would appreciate knowing how to get credit for coming up with the idea and sharing in the royalties. .

deepak mohan 12.04.2009
although robots are not at all a substitute for a human i intelligence ,they can be used as our substitute for mechanical works.from kitchen to ultra modern laboratories. .

Andre Gill 11.19.2009
I believe that an evolution of engineering is a mist. I have thought long and I know one day to be an mechanical engineer for the better. I am currently in the military and I think that truly that this research and development is needed and an answer is near. I will revolutionize how we operate within the world and gearing for an exciting new future..

Samuel 11.19.2009
Since the creation of robots stems from the human need to reproduce human-like creatures (almost like having metal children) as well as the desire to perform unwanted tasks (car assembly, factory work), I may have to draw a new line between which robots are machines and which are my co-species....