You might not think you have robots in your house, but think again. There’s your dishwasher, for instance; you put dishes in it, walk away, and a half hour later they’re clean. Same thing with your washing machine. Or your programmable coffeemaker. Though these everyday mechanical devices aren’t humanoid, they are on the robotic spectrum, in the sense that they perform functions with minimal human involvement. “People use the word ‘robotics’ a lot, and it means a lot of different things,” said robotics consultant Rich Hooper.
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At Home With Robots: The Coming Revolution
Posted by: Vivian Wagner November 26, 2008 04:00 AMYou might not think you have robots in your house, but think again. There’s your dishwasher, for instance; you put dishes in it, walk away, and a half hour later they’re clean. Same thing with your washing machine. Or your programmable coffeemaker. Though these everyday mechanical devices aren’t humanoid, they are on the robotic spectrum, in the sense that they perform functions with minimal human involvement. “People use the word ‘robotics’ a lot, and it means a lot of different things,” said robotics consultant Rich Hooper.