   Future of Robotics.
  What do you think the future of robotics is?  I''ve become very interested in it recently, and hope to make that my career.  I''m sure that industrial robots will carry on with their jobs, but what about personal robots?  How far off do you think that their debut will be in the home?  Do you think people would accept a machine into their homes? 
  Great topicand I hope it is sooner rather than later. Im frickin tired of cleaning my house. Hell yes I would accept a robotic assistant.Its just a matter of time the question is how much resistance to it will build up.So what do I see as the future. The biggest agent that will free the time up for human beings is personal robotic assistants. I just hope I live to see the day.;robots do not exist;  I''m seeing personal robotics move in a different direction than I imagined.  Instead of a multi-purpose robot that handles tools, we''re seeing smart tools like robotic lawn mower or vacuum cleaner.I still think there will be a multi-purpose personal robot in the future.  I think battery-operated units are too high priority for researchers.  It would be lighter and cheaper for a robot to be plugged in.  You could use the owner''s PC for brains and make the robot just a bundle of networked sensors on wheels with a couple of arms.  Being plugged in means it can have more powerful motors that do real work.  The cable doesn''t have to be very long... just have 2 cables and make the robot switch from outlet to outlet as it works around the house.;  Just imagine possibilities for computer viruses,or trojans ....Robbery:Your bot,controlled by trojan,......Virus/Trojan mail:you''re receiving paper letter that your bot reads and bot becomes infected...and writes lots of letters,.....Virus that causes bot to fire the house... bugs that could do the same...to avoid that you''re applying the pathes...Msft could take control over country using backdoors...or install backdoors using pathes,or kill everyone who are against ms ...Software is too unreliable for it. And becomes more and more unreliable.Just imagine bot that could kill you,controlled by computer with something like windows(or even linux).And any computer connected to the internet could send signal to kill you.(even if it''s hard to send that signal)Somewhere in the net i saw news about minister of some country and his car. Because of software or hardware bug, car doors was locked and car was germetically sealed,and minister was unable to open the doors manually.Car was armored,and it was hard to break it. article about it probably it  already have been discussed here. ;  What do you mean by robot?quote:Do you think people would accept a machine into their homes? Are you making a joke? Most people have crud-loads of machines in their homes. ;quote:Original post by 5010  I still think there will be a multi-purpose personal robot in the future.  I think battery-operated units are too high priority for researchers.  It would be lighter and cheaper for a robot to be plugged in.  You could use the owner''s PC for brains and make the robot just a bundle of networked sensors on wheels with a couple of arms.  Being plugged in means it can have more powerful motors that do real work.  The cable doesn''t have to be very long... just have 2 cables and make the robot switch from outlet to outlet as it works around the house. I disagree.  Although I believe it will eventually be possible to have a single "personal robot" that does everything, it won''t be particuarly popular.  Instead, lots of little robots will have specialized niches.  This just makes more sense.  Your robotic butler goes on the fritz, and you are stuck doing all your own housework again.  Your robotic vacuum goes on the fritz, and you are stuck vacuuming.  But the later will be cheaper to replace/fix, because its so much more simple of a design.  So not only are you doing less work, but you are doing it for less time before getting your robot back.I imagine what you will find is that the kitchen is where the all-in-one robot will be born.  If you want a robot to do your cooking, it really needs to be advanced enough that it could do the rest of your chores as well.  But we''re not far from a society that doesn''t cook anyhow...restaurants will have the robotic chefs, regular people will just go to them.CM ;  THe future of robotics lie in the field of world domination.   I Want My Island"The same people who so greatly oppose slavery, so much that they are willing to kill over it... have just forced me to fight the battle for them."- Robert (I Want My Island) ;quote:Original post by caffeineaddict  Do you think people would accept a machine into their homes?   Since people have been doing that for over 4000 years, yes. ;  The future of robotics is the grunt work.  Or the McJobs, if you prefer. Or it''s just that much more weight added to the boot of the bourgeoisie upon our collective proletariat back.Your choice.quote:From the LinkThe arrival of humanoid robots should be a cause for celebration. With the robots doing most of the work, it should be possible for everyone to go on perpetual vacation. Instead, robots will displace millions of employees, leaving them unable to find work and therefore destitute. I believe that it is time to start rethinking our economy and understanding how we will allow people to live their lives in a robotic nation.