# Rodney Brooks: Robots should convey intent to people by 'where they look'

- Source: Reddit r/robotics
- Published: 2026-10-28T12:33:31.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/wr4rohugqqm7pl90hjij0pgtu
- Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/1xhmtck/rodney_brooks_on_why_robots_should_show_people/

## Summary

iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks noted that Rethink's robots look toward a target object before reaching to grasp it, which led workers to quickly understand its intent; he questioned why more humanoid robots do not use this way of expressing attention. The conversation also mentioned that Agility's Digit has directional eyes, and that Agility chose task-specific grippers rather than five-fingered hands.