" ... There has been a lot of news lately about the big investments in robotics made by major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Google. Many people are excited about these. The hope is that these companies will greatly accelerate robotics technology and make robots ubiquitous in our lives. In particular, people have long been waiting for robots that can help around the house. Can we now expect to have robots capable of assisting us with household chores anytime soon? ... "
At the right, a Robot washing dishes.
Their answer is noncommital: " ... If some of the tech giants mentioned above—or any other company flush with cash—decide to go after this technology, then we might have these robots before the end of this decade. Otherwise, we may need to wait for a while. ... "
Progress in AI will be a key aspect required to make this work.
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We are in a new era, since robotics is sense-plan-act. In all three of these the technology has made it possible to actually go to market with new products - like the Intel micro-controller 8086 (or the Z80) did in the late 70:ies for the IT-revolution.
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