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Assistive robot adapts to people, new places
04-09-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Robot housekeeping may be decades away from becoming a reality, but a new MIT humanoid called Domo shows promise as a household assistant for the elderly or wheelchair-bound. Applications could also include agriculture and space travel.
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