He’s the Godfather of Modern Robotics. He Says the Field Has Lost Its Way.

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, ...

Roomba-maker iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks gives 'biggest reason' why humanoid robots cannot be like humans, sends message to Elon Musk

Robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks warns that the vision of humanoid robots as general assistants is unrealistic due to a ...

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is 'pure fantasy thinking'

Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the ...
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Researcher Rodney Brooks says current AI is overrated

Renowned computer scientist and robotics researcher Rodney Allen Brooks is pushing back on all of the excitement about artificial intelligence, or AI, saying experts and the public have been ...
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Robotics Expert Says AI Hype Is Due for a Brutal Reality Check

Famed roboticist Rodney Brooks, who co-founded the company iRobot — which invented the Roomba — has been keeping score on the AI industry. And from where he’s standing, the near future of AI isn’t ...
Los Angeles Times

Robot taxis? Hyperloops? A top technologist wages war on tech’s hype machine

Rodney Brooks knows the difference between real technological progress and baseless hype. One of the world’s most accomplished experts in robotics and artificial intelligence, Brooks is a co-founder ...