In Focus Today
(2007-01-16)
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Aaron Edsinger with his robot Domo. (Photo: Emily Taylor)
From vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers to military landmine detectors, robots are becoming increasingly present in our daily lives. Gellerman gets the story behind a humanoid robot named Domo -- its creator, PhD student Aaron Elsinger, and the man behind all the magic, CSAIL director Rodney Brooks.
Brooks says they are, "... trying to make robots that are safe to interact with so that ultimately we can have robots manipulating things in the world, doing stuff with us, partnering with us. And for us Baby Boomers, this is going to be important for us in our old age ... if you look at the demographics of the world there's going to be many many more elderly compared to working age people, same problem with our social security financing. And where are we going to get all the people to help us in our homes and in our hospitals, we're going to have to have more robotics help and assistance."
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