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Robot Challenge: Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work

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Reid Simmons says the purpose of the robot challenge is to produce social robots that can interact with people. He predicts robots will play a greater role in tomorrow's workplace, performing such common tasks as office cleaning or home health-care assistance. "The goal is the interaction should be as smooth as with people. Our motto is that we want robots to behave like people so people do not have to behave like robots," he says.

The robot described in this article is able to show up at a normal trade show, register for the show, get to a specific room and deliver a lecture. It's a little slow right now, but it is only 2003. Imagine what a robot like this will be able to do in 2020, when CPUs are 1,000 times faster.