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The robot evolution: MIT's Rodney A. Brooks is among researchers leading the charge to develop a smarter and more useful artificial creature. (Technology & Innovation).
Industry Week, December, 2002 by Jusko, Jill
THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY is no stranger to robots. Huge robot arms are commonplace in several industrial settings-- particularly automotive--and primarily engage in long-run, repetitive tasks such as welding and assembly. They operate in splendid seclusion, with human employees urged to keep their distance from the immensely strong machines.
Then there are the intelligent robots of science-fiction movies and books, such as C3PO and R2D2 from the Star Wars movies, which seem almost human in their ability to reason and feel and interact with human beings.
In his latest book, "Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us" (2002, Pantheon Books), Rodney A. Brooks, director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of...
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