Until the past few years, robots were mostly for high-end manufacturing, such as for autos. But with the growth in AI and the lower costs for building devices, robots are becoming more widespread across a range of industries. As seen in this chapter, there are interesting use cases with robots that do things like clean floors or provide security for facilities.
But the use of AI with robotics is still in the nascent stages. Programming hardware systems is far from easy, and there is the need of sophisticated systems to navigate environments. However, with AI approaches like reinforcement learning, there has been accelerated progress.
But when thinking of using robots, it’s important to understand the limitations. There also must be a clear-cut purpose. If not, a deployment can easily lead to a costly failure. Even some of the world’s most innovative companies, like Google and Tesla, have had challenges in working with robots.
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