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by DuncanIdaho 5293 days ago
But robotics hasn't really gotten its consumer spotlight yet.

If we ignore robotic vacuum cleaners and toys. But there are some incredibly cool robotics applications.

What needs to happen is a "killer application" of a robot in workplace that will be transferable to home. Off the bat I believe that robotic cars (or autopilots as they will be known) will be first major application of robots that can be transplanted from corporate world into home use.

And I can easily see that in 10 years a lot of new cars will be 1. electric and 2. will have an autopilot option.