With robotics, our smart environment gets some muscle. From their starting point as heavy equipment for painting and welding, small, moderately priced robots are taking their places on assembly lines. Servos have already begun to invade our homes in exercise equipment, VCRs and breadmakers.
Recognizable robots are still at the toy and hobby stage.
But broad adoption awaits changes in attitudes and the development of imaginative applications. Read the full report. Let us know what you think.