People are fascinated by robots because they're machines that can mimic life. Colin Angle fascinatelifemachine Change image and share on social
One of the big things coming out of healthcare reform is a thing called the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS) which is a mechanism to reimburse people staying at home for technology and services that allow them to stay at home. Colin Angle actassistancebig share on social
Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need a walking robot in order to push an upright vacuum cleaner. It's gratuitous robotics! Colin Angle absolutelycarclean share on social
At the World Cup, there is a constant risk that you might find a bag or some object that has been left behind, and no one is quite sure what it is. To bring in a full bomb-disposal team for each item can be very time-consuming. The PackBot can go over rough terrain, climb stairs, pick things up, and also be operated from a safe distance. Colin Angle bagbombbring share on social
It's going to be interesting to see how society deals with artificial intelligence, but it will definitely be cool. Colin Angle artificialcooldeal Change image and share on social
When I was building robots in the early 1990s, the problems of voice recognition, image understanding, VOIP, even touchscreen technologies - these were robotics problems. Colin Angle 1990sbuildearly Change image and share on social
In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity. Colin Angle boundcostend Change image and share on social
You're not going to talk to your vacuum cleaning robot: in fact, you may never see your vacuum cleaning robot because, ideally, you come home every day and your floors are freshly vacuumed. Colin Angle cleandayfact Change image and share on social
We're going to have robots in the home, but they're not going to be walking. Legs are complicated, unreliable and costly. Robots are going to look and be designed to meet the function they're supposed to perform. People will still name them and connect with them. Colin Angle complicateconnectcostly share on social
Hollywood likes to imagine robots as mechanical copies of ourselves - which is a terrible idea. Colin Angle copyhollywoodidea Change image and share on social