When we built Roomba, we explicitly designed it to not have a face. We didn't want to think it was cute, we wanted people to take it seriously so we gave it more of an industrial look. People personified their Roomba anyway. Over 80 percent of people name their robot. We did nothing to encourage people to do that but they do it anyway.
Colin AngleI grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me.
Colin AngleIn 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.
Colin AngleI think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical.
Colin Angle