The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans your floor correctly. I can imagine people having a cupboard full of robots that only come out when you need them to fulfil a specific purpose. Colin Angle cleancoolcorrectly share on social
I believe one day nano-robots will play an important role in medicine. Colin Angle dayimportantmedicine Change image and 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
It is clear as you look at the team why Data Point Capital has so quickly become one of the premier venture capital firms. I look forward to adding to the firm's very bright future. Colin Angle addbrightcapital Change image and share on social
If you want to make a serious, rugged, reliable robot, you can start with the Create platform and just build stuff on top of it. Colin Angle buildcreatemake Change image and share on social
There are so many opportunities to make a bad decision in building a robot company on top of all the normal ways that entrepreneurs screw up that it is incredibly difficult to truly create value because it is so cost-sensitive. Colin Angle badbuildcompany share on social
Robotics has been around forever, and it's been the next big thing forever, and it is so exciting and compelling that it's easy to get carried away. People almost always do, and that's one of the things that has held back the industry. Colin Angle backbigcarry share on social
Building robot versions of people is very expensive. Colin Angle buildexpensivepeople Change image and share on social
My very clear vision for the ideal Roomba is one you never see and you never touch. Our research priorities are explicitly focused on the Roomba of the future that will deliver on the promise of automatically cleaning your floor. Colin Angle automaticallycleanclear share on social
It's hard not to love Roomba. Roomba had such an amazing impact on the field. When we launched, we asked people, 'Is it a robot?' and got an overwhelming no - 'robots' have arms and legs; they command data. There was a very strong perception that robots had to look like people. Colin Angle amazearmask share on social
