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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 24 > In robotics, gap is narrowing between man and machine

In robotics, gap is narrowing between man and machine

Robots are now smarter and more capable, but true artificial intelligence is an elusive goal

By Robert S. Boyd / The Bulletin
April 24, 2009

WASHINGTON — Robots are gaining on us humans.

Thanks to exponential increases in computer power — which is roughly doubling every two years — robots are getting smarter, more capable, more like flesh-and-blood people.

Matching human skills and intelligence, however,....

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