Two big questions that people ask me are: if we make these robots more and more human-like, will we accept them - will they need rights eventually? And the other question people ask me is, will they want to take over?
So robots are good at very simple things like cleaning the floor, like doing a repetitive task. Our robots have a little tiny bit of common sense. Ou… - Rodney Brooks
So robots are good at very simple things like cleaning the floor, like doing a repetitive task. Our robots have a little tiny bit of common sense. Ou…
- Rodney Brooks
If we are machines, then in principle at least, we should be able to build machines out of other stuff, which are just as alive as we are. - Rodney Brooks
If we are machines, then in principle at least, we should be able to build machines out of other stuff, which are just as alive as we are.
Well, I think we are seeing some shifts in manufacturing. China, when you go in and you talk to the big manufacturers there, the biggest problems in … - Rodney Brooks
Well, I think we are seeing some shifts in manufacturing. China, when you go in and you talk to the big manufacturers there, the biggest problems in …
Each of the essays in this volume ranges widely across technical and philosophical domains. They examine both familiar automatons from throughout his… - Rodney Brooks
Each of the essays in this volume ranges widely across technical and philosophical domains. They examine both familiar automatons from throughout his…
When I look out in the future, I can't imagine a world, 500 years from now, where we don't have robots everywhere. - Rodney Brooks
When I look out in the future, I can't imagine a world, 500 years from now, where we don't have robots everywhere.
When people lose faith in the idea, you have to let them go, because they start to undermine it for everyone else. - Rodney Brooks
When people lose faith in the idea, you have to let them go, because they start to undermine it for everyone else.
My talent is getting things to work that people think are many decades in the future. I say we can make them happen now. - Rodney Brooks
My talent is getting things to work that people think are many decades in the future. I say we can make them happen now.
I begin by looking for megatrends, changes in the world that will create major new demands. My goal is to create a company that can be there to meet … - Rodney Brooks
I begin by looking for megatrends, changes in the world that will create major new demands. My goal is to create a company that can be there to meet …
I always tell people, it's never too late to start saving for retirement. It's not that important how much you have already saved. What's important i… - Rodney Brooks
I always tell people, it's never too late to start saving for retirement. It's not that important how much you have already saved. What's important i…
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