Hoover Institution fellow Allison Okamura subscribes to an idea espoused by roboticist Rodney Brooks, PhD ’81, that a robot’s appearance makes implicit promises about its capabilities. “The way that kind of robot looks, people assume that it has human capabil…
Dull, dirty, and dangerous. For decades, the Three Ds were viewed as the ideal types of jobs for robots. A fourth Ddomesticwas not so much in the discussion.
And for good reason, says Steve Cousins… [+16292 chars]
