He is in the process of starting a company, Dinosaur Robots , to commercialize such robots.
Various efforts are under way to produce such robots, especially for smaller companies.
Such robots could skim across lakes and other bodies of water to monitor water quality or act as tiny spies.
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There is also the question of whether the use of such robots would lead to wars breaking out more easily.
The second is that of course such expert systems, such robots, are only going to be as good as the people that program them.
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Such robots are useful in foundries that cut and grind components.
But the major point about the article is that robots is now getting so cheap that soon enough just about all assembly and factory jobs are going to be done by such robots.
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However, as you might imagine, the engineering issues involved in such small robots are pretty daunting.
The sidebar includes features such as Robots in Residence, in which robots work with audience members to create a documentary, and "Star Wars" Uncut, which invites fans to shoot their own remake in 15-second installments.
Or, rather than one big 220 pound robot, a team could have several robots that add up to 220 pounds, such as the robots Death and Taxes, which fight as a multibot team.
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A.I. technologies are also finding their way into manufacturing and are powering robots such as Baxter.
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It is hoped robots such as Baxter can help to bring manufacturing back to the US, much of which has gone abroad to countries where labour is cheap.
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Similarly, Tanaka Hisashige, who founded the company which is now the Toshiba Corporation, spent a great deal of the early 19th century building clockwork robots such as this one.
Some people have devoted their lives to developing robots, such as Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, who founded iRobot with their academic adviser, Rodney Brooks.
The son of a Berkeley civil engineering professor, Pister first built tiny self-propelled robots, such as a mechanical fly that could take wing and transmit data.
Some people have devoted their lives to developing robots, such as Colin Angle and Helen Greiner, who founded iRobot (nasdaq: IRBT - news - people ) with their academic adviser, Rodney Brooks.
Although in the Institute's study only a small proportion of managers think that technologies such as holograms, robots and bio-chips will be used to drive business efficiency in the next 10 years, the overwhelming majority think that virtual business will be commonplace and this will lead to increased virtual contact.
Mr Clark explained that the biggest problem associated with robots deployed into such zones was maintenance, because if repairs were needed, it would be difficult for humans to get anywhere near.
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It is now trying to sell Teksid, its foundry business, and Comau, which makes robots for car makers such as Ford and GM.
The company is involved in a European Union programme to develop technology, such as machine vision, to make robots cleverer.
Yet the demand for better robots in Japan goes far beyond such functionality.
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In the mid-1990s she remembers locking horns with fellow GM engineers over decisions such as which software to use to control robots and conveyors in its factories.
And certain tasks, such as assembling components, remain too fiddly for robots to do well, which is why assembly is often subcontracted to low-wage countries.
For sites such as Ticketmaster, Captcha is used to make sure robots are not used to buy up tickets automatically.
Wave Glider robots, like Alex, could potentially improve such forecasts by measuring water temperature in the oceans surrounding a storm.
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Robots are not expected to have feelings and when such feelings are found, it seems somehow wrong.
When else would we be able to share such delights as an astronaut triathlete, soft, color-changing robots and a recent response to a thirty-year-old alien broadcast?
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Investors would shy away from "green" solution to instead focus on so-called "smart" products and technologies, such as digital assistants - ranging from portable screens to vehicles or robots - that help individuals in their everyday lives.
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