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Rodney Brooks: Robots Should Convey Intent Through "Where They Look"
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iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks says that Rethink's robots look at the target object before reaching to grasp it, so workers quickly understand its intent; on this basis, he questions why more humanoid robots do not use this way of expressing attention. The conversation also mentions that Agility's Digit has directional eyes, and that Agility chose task-specific grippers rather than five-fingered hands.
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- Rodney Brooks: Robots should convey intent to people by 'where they look'
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.
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