It was actually robotic surgery.

The Rise of the Robots

But if robots can be engaging, if we like to cooperate with robots, if robots are persuasive, maybe a robot can help you maintain a diet and exercise program, maybe they can help you manage your weight.

Not that robots aren't useful and people can build robots.

Two main programs for afterschool robotics are botball and FIRST Robotics.

People would name the robots.

But robots are emotionless.

And even when we would come up to pick up the robots at the end of the study, they would come out to the car and say good bye to the robots.

No, agile aerial robots like this one.

Labor in the Age of Robots

(Laughter) No, agile aerial robots like this one.

And he began building robots.

But with the robot, you can.

A robots revolution is upon us.

And she likes robots, too.

Cynthia Breazeal The rise of personal robots

So, I'm all for robots and smart robots.

And I don't mean robots in terms of companions.

We're drawn to virtual romance, to computer games that seem like worlds, to the idea that robots, robots, will someday be our true companions.

Now a lot of robotics is very impressive, but manipulation robotics is really just in the dark ages.

Vijay Kumar Robots that fly ... and cooperate

Robots perform actions in response to events.

The robots can be used for transporting cargo.

So right now, you see, I love little robots.

Robots touch something deeply human within us.

They are pretty common.

Robots are the most human of our machines.

ER uses populations of robots that evolve over time, whereas DevRob is interested in how the organization of a single robot's control system develops through experience, over time.

So historically, robotics played a huge role in artificial intelligence and a good chunk of this class will be focusing on robotics.

We don't like to give up our special ness, so, you know, having the idea that robots could really have emotions, or that robots could be living creatures

Rodney Brooks says robots will invade our lives

So these robots are related to unmanned aerial vehicles.

So one of the disadvantages of these small robots is its size.

How do you coordinate lots of these robots?

What about creativity makes them smarter?

Doctor, you are world's best expert of robot technology.

I've been fascinated by this idea of personal robots.

It turns out it's the same for robots.

Little robots are cute when they play music to you.

oops moments with robots in war?

And that's true with a lot of robots.

So we got one of these robots.

We're drawn to virtual romance, to computer games that seem like worlds, to the idea that robots, robots, will someday be our true companions.

Well robots like this have many applications.

Well, robots like this have many applications.