They have arrived. And more are coming.
They will amaze us. They will vex us. They will twist our perspectives about what is possible. They will be in our workplaces and on our streets and in our homes. They will change the way we work, play and live.
The robot revolution is under way. In this special report, we explore the technical challenges confronting Stanford engineers, the policy and legal conundrums attending robots’ ubiquity, the dynamics of human-robot interactions, the extraordinary promise of machines designed for the disabled, and milestones in robot development with Stanford origins.
Robotics has moved beyond the realm of science fiction and is about to leap into the mainstream. Here is a preview of what that world might look like.
