| Imagine... |
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A
microwave oven could know how to correctly cook the frozen dinner in it. |
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A
simple robot could figure out how to pick up a can of soda, recognize it
is empty, and take it to the recycling bin. |
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A
forklift truck could find its way (using the BINKs in the wall, floor,
and ceiling materials) to the required pallet, ensure that the correct
items were on that pallet, and then take the items to the proper display
area. |
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A
grocery shelf could know when it needs to be restocked. |
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The
ice cream could cry out to be returned to the freezer when it finds itself
on the paper towel shelf. |
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Your
refrigerator could detect that you are about to run out of eggnog and lobster,
and order more. |
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The
instructions for setting your particular watch can be found online, and
you don't need to know the model number. |
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Your
washer could warn you when the Very Red sock (wash only in cold) gets in
with the white shirts. |
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Your
house knows where you left your car keys. |
