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Even after 20 years of research, the technology available has not been good enough for use washing dishes, gardening and other activities that involve handling sharp-edged objects.
CNN: Fingerprint study offers inspiration for robotics research
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Lots of folks have dumped on ethanol for not being a good use of taxpayer money, or being a boon to the corn lobby.
FORBES: Taking A Ride In A Corn-Cob-Powered Truck
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Why not use this power well and for the greater good?
FORBES: Connect
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Not very good in that those are the things that people tend to use mapping applications for.
FORBES: Links: 28 Nov: Apple De-Williams Itself Over Maps
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He may not go quite as far as Newt Gingrich in wanting to kill off the EPA, but says that it should use its power for good (by doing very little), not evil (attempting to regulate carbon emissions).
ECONOMIST: Energy and the environment: Boom times, not green | The
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But for me, and my boring technology firm, a conference like SXSW is not a good use of my time and resources.
FORBES: Why I Won't Be At SXSW Next Year
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Why not use your travel dollars to show your support and solidarity for countries that are struggling to have good government and attract travellers?
BBC: The world��s most ethical countries: 2014
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The AP's supporters also said Meltwater's service does not amount to "fair use" because it copies material without alteration, does not aid the public good and damages the market for copyrighted work.
WSJ: NY Times, others back AP lawsuit against Meltwater
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Gelb persuaded Pan Am to provide a 747, the first ever to fly into China. (A staircase for disembarking had to be brought from Hong Kong.) Gelb made good use of the seats not filled by members of the orchestra.
NEWYORKER: Man Behind the Curtain
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Better if India takes the flak for the games' shortcomings not as an insult, but as a jolt that can be turned to good use, by recognising three truths about the country, two of which Indians often prefer to ignore.
ECONOMIST: Why Delhi��s Commonwealth games fiasco is not all bad news
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"We thought at home that we will use our savings to look for something abroad, not in Spain, because things are not very good there and we don't think they're going to be better in the next few years, " he said.
BBC: Rise in Spaniards moving to Wales in search of work