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Them, Robot(s)

According to the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe and the International Federation of Robotics, "the use of robots ... will increase sevenfold by 2007 as more consumers snap up smart machines, the United Nations said."

Currently there are:

607,000 Automated domestic helpers
692,000 Entertainment robots
800,000 Industrial robots

I am not sure the difference between a domestic helper and a robot, although I am sure they will want equal suffrage in the future. And before you get any ideas, "Entertainment robots" refers to robot toys, like Sony's canine Aibo, so all you Blade Runner type Robophiles can put the controller back in the packaging. Saying that, there is this non work safe article...

The article goes on to say that by the end of 2007, some 4.1 million domestic robots will likely be in use...

On a kinda related issue, an interesting article I, um, stumbled (a better word than the misleading alternative) across, was this one concerning gender identity in robots.

21 Oct 2004 13:48 | (0) comments | Technology | www

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