By now we all heard about this news and wondering how Robots would invade your life in future. This is a time to reflect back the science papers, novels and imagination of the +Issac Asimov, a biochemistry professor and author at Boston University. His work on the “The Positronic Man”, “I,Robot” among the best gave the impression on how AI Robots can learn from humans and behave like humans. Remember that these novels are from 1970s.
Looking forward from today, the science fiction of the past is becoming a commercially viable product of future. Automated cars, Robot driven cars, Robot helpers at home, Robots doing surgeries, Nano Robots in the body to monitor health is nothing but a reality.
Very excited to see this rate of progress in the CS / AI / Engineering.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html
http://mashable.com/2013/12/14/google-acquires-boston-dynamics/