Look out for the household staff revolution – ROBOTS! (But they’ll still need people to teach them the ART of service, not just the mechanics!)

Household robots arent just the stuff of science fiction anymore. Several types of household robots are already available on the market from robotic vacuum cleaners to robotic pool cleaners. And soon humanoid household help could soon cook and clean for use. TUMs robots have already expanded their repertoire to include making popcorn and the robots werent explicitly instructed to turn the stove on and off. They did it by themselves.This could mean that soon you can just tell a robot to “Make a sandwich” and the robot would be able to infer what actions it needs to do to accomplish the task.A start-up company in Menlo Park, California called Willow Garage has already designed a robot that can fold clothes, set the table and bake cookies.

via Robots Take Over Kitchen and other Household Chores – International Business Times.