Rodney Brooks on Robotics, AI, and the Future of Automation

When I want an automation reality check, I go to Rodney Brooks, one of the past century’s most influential roboticists. The Robust.AI CTO cofounded iRobot and Rethink Robotics after spending a quarter-century teaching the subject at MIT. His annual scorecard is an important progress report for AI and automation hype cycles. In this episode, we talk about humanoid robots, AI hype, and the future of automation. 

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