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Robots Don’t Clean Toilets…Yet

Twenty years after their debut, machines still mostly vacuum.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Rosie the Robot won't be a reality for quite some time, say robotics experts. Although machines like iRobot have been vacuuming homes for nearly two decades, the more complex tasks remain out of reach. That's because safety remains a chief concern among automation executives.  Five years ago, Boston Dynamics gave consumers a glimpse of the future by releasing a somewhat chilling video demonstrating its robot walking through snow-covered woods, and pundits suggested that robots would...

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