[Dprglist] Rodney Brooks' annual predictions update, and David Anderson was right

[Paul Bouchier]

It's always instructive, though a bit depressing, to read Rodney Brooks' (inventor of the Roomba, Baxter, and other robots) review of his 2018 predictions about when things would happen:Predictions Scorecard, 2024 January 01 – Rodney Brooks


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Predictions Scorecard, 2024 January 01 – Rodney Brooks


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When I was preparing to work in robotics in 2009 - 2013, David Anderson would occasionally opine that self-driving is way harder than everyone thinks, and that it wouldn't happen for a very long time. I headed in that direction anyway, and had a very nice career segment, thank you very much. That said, given recent events at Cruise, and other data further explained in the article, I have to sadly concede that David was right.
Hats off to you (sadly) Sir 
Paul

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