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Household Robots Do Not Protect Users’ Security And Privacy, Researchers Say
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People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new University of Washington study.
It’s not a question of evil robots, but of robots that can be misused.
“A [...]
A Robot In Every Home?
Observers like Bill Gates believe that by 2025 we could have robots in every home. In labs across Europe, researchers are creating designs that could become the robo-butler of the future.
Bill Gates likens the current state of robotics research to the earliest days of personal computing history when he formed the then fledging company Microsoft. [...]










































