Via NY Times Bits:
…possible applications for robots in the near future. Some examples included robots that prepared food; swarms of fly-size robots that could patrol a home or office like guards; robots that cleaned the house, did laundry and took out the trash; and robots that could drive cars, maybe even doing a better job than humans do.
Robotics Companies Look to Near Future - Disruptions - NYTimes.com
The pace is picking up. Robotics will drive the next economic boom.