Two big questions that people ask me are: if we make these robots more and more human-like, will we accept them - will they need rights eventually? And the other question people ask me is, will they want to take over?
Rodney BrooksI'd rather have half of my idea change the world than my whole idea be a few papers in a journal.
Rodney BrooksWhen people lose faith in the idea, you have to let them go, because they start to undermine it for everyone else.
Rodney BrooksI begin by looking for megatrends, changes in the world that will create major new demands. My goal is to create a company that can be there to meet those demands.
Rodney Brooks