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A Chicken in Every Pot and a Robot in Every Home

South Korea is so far ahead of the world that it's already writing laws to protect robots from humans.  In Europe, " roboticists " are lobbying the government for legislation.  Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov talked about human relationships with robots in the 1940's.  Now, some people have robotic lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners.  Computer…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

South Korea is so far ahead of the world that it's already writing laws to protect robots from humans. In Europe, "roboticists" are lobbying the government for legislation. Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov talked about human relationships with robots in the 1940's. Now, some people have robotic lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners. Computer scientist Andrew Ng is Director of STAIR, the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Robot project.

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