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Scientists in the 1950s proclaimed the robot the brainwave of the future--it would free housewives of drudgery and fill factories with a tireless work force. But in many ways, the brainwave has been a washout.
Robots can paint cars, salvage nuclear fuel and even assist in brain surgery, but they're still pretty dumb.
Mr. Reddy says robots are dumb "because we haven't taken the trouble to put the pieces together, not because we don't know how. That takes money and time and effort, and we don't have the money."
But today robots can recognize forms and shapes and measure distances. They can hear and
