For years we've heard the prediction that "the robots are coming." Now, they've actually arrived. They permeate our homes as toys like Lego MindStorms and the Furby. Robotics graduate programs are well established at many universities, with undergraduate programs starting to appear. Reconnaissance bots roam with U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. And we've started to see home cleaning robots in stores and advertised on TV.

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