TED Talk: Rodney Brooks Says Robots will Invade Our Lives

Rodney Brooks, Director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, speaks about how robots increasingly being integrated into our lives. This is a pretty funny talk. Who knew one can push a robot into an emotional corner? While advancements in robotics have come a long way since Brooks gave this presentation, a lot of this is still very applicable today, especially his demonstration on how we will provide direction to robots on how to perform complex tasks.