That's exciting because to create new value in the robot space quickly, you need to stand on the shoulders of other technological developments.

The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology.

I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical.

"Star Wars" was the right movie for me. I watched the MSE-6 droid leading the stormtroopers where they needed to go when they were under attack, and that got my attention much more so than C-3PO and R2-D2 because we could actually build that.

The way that the robotics market is going to grow, at least in the home, is that we'll have a number of different special purpose robots.

At the World Cup, there is a constant risk that you might find a bag or some object that has been left behind, and no one is quite sure what it is. To bring in a full bomb-disposal team for each item can be very time-consuming. The PackBot can go over rough terrain, climb stairs, pick things up, and also be operated from a safe distance.

In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to do it, and that bounds the opportunity.