Understanding the Science for Tomorrow: Myth and Reality

Robotics—Living with Machines (1x6)

Air date: Jan 01, 2012

Robots are more than just Hollywood fantasy—they may soon become a reality of everyday life. In this lecture, learn the radically different approaches taken by today's robots to achieve specific tasks or functions; meet robots such as Elektro and ASIMO; and explore robots—both large and small—in the home, at war, and in performing surgery.