“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. Our robots know that if they've got something in their hand and they drop it, it's gone. They shouldn't go and try and put it down.” IfsKnowsTryingLittlesHandsBitsSimpleCommonGoneTasksTinyCommon SenseRobotsCleaningSimple ThingsRepetitive Author:Rodney Brooks
“If you're doing something radically new, you need a team that's willing to go on a ride that's very different from anything they've encountered before.” IfsNeedsDifferentTeamWillingGoes OnNew You Author: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.” IfsShouldAbleStuffPrinciplesTechnologyAliveMachines Author:Rodney Brooks
“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?” PeopleIfsWantNeedsHumansTwoBigsInspirationMotivationAsksAcceptingTechnologyRightsAsk MeRobotsBig Questions Author:Rodney Brooks