There is a new X Prize to accelerate technologies to explore the ocean.
Shell is sponsoring the competition, which will challenge teams to map a 4km-deep, 500-sq-km area of sea floor using autonomous robots.
Police can strap bombs to robots to thwart bad guys in emergency situations.
The robots still can't operate without the help of an actual server and look to assist employees instead of replacing them.
Apple wanted robots than human labor to perform tasks, but the time proves that the idea was impractical and the consequences were unsatisfactory.
