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Old 02-24-09, 12:05 PM   #12
XabbaRus
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Up to 2013 maybe. But they still have to be commanded.

Replacing workers at McDonald's I think no. Two reasons. Robots break down and getting a tech in to repair could quite possibly take longer than phoning in someone else to get there backside down to do the job if a human worker gets ill, especially if you need a new part.

Although in terms of appearence of robots especially for interaction has advanced I still don't think people will accept it.

We need leaps in AI that I don't see happening. Even with 'smart' bots they are constrained by their programing and that is the word, programed.

I think organising warehouses is a bit optimistic. Maybe you mean moving stuff around. I was taking it you mean that the robot will figure stuff out.
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