Hollywood likes to imagine robots as mechanical copies of ourselves - which is a terrible idea. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
People are fascinated by robots because they're machines that can mimic life. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I believe one day nano-robots will play an important role in medicine. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
When I was building robots in the early 1990s, the problems of voice recognition, image understanding, VOIP, even touchscreen technologies - these… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
That's exciting because to create new value in the robot space quickly, you need to stand on the shoulders of other technological… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
If you want to make a serious, rugged, reliable robot, you can start with the Create platform and just build stuff on… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical. — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The way that the robotics market is going to grow, at least in the home, is that we'll have a number of… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
In the end, robots do things that people can do. So there is a cost above which you can hire somebody to… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
There are so many opportunities to make a bad decision in building a robot company on top of all the normal ways… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
In the beginning of Roomba, we all took turns answering the support line. Once, a woman called and explained that her robot… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
If you ask the typical two- or three-year-old or a teenager what a robot is, they will think about a humanoid that… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Around the late 1990s, I'd become convinced that one of the killer applications of robotics came from connecting robots to the Internet.… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Robotic toys can be very interesting, but it is important that the toy not 'dictate' how the child should play with it.… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Building a robot that has legs and walks around is a very expensive proposition. Mother Nature has created many wonderful things, but… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The answer is navigation, manipulation, and implementation of more sophisticated intelligence. The idea that a robot will become more aware of its… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
The idea that a robot will become more aware of its environment, that telling it to 'go to the kitchen' means something… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
We will not have humanoid androids. It's interesting: when you start trying to make robots look more human, you end up making… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Robotics has been around forever, and it's been the next big thing forever, and it is so exciting and compelling that it's… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
It's hard not to love Roomba. Roomba had such an amazing impact on the field. When we launched, we asked people, 'Is… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor.… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
At MIT, in Professor Rodney Brooks' lab, I was involved in a project, led by Anita Flynn, to build robots using techniques… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
We're going to have robots in the home, but they're not going to be walking. Legs are complicated, unreliable and costly. Robots… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
In the smart home of the future, there should be a robot designed to talk to you. With enough display technology, connectivity,… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
When we built Roomba, we explicitly designed it to not have a face. We didn't want to think it was cute; we wanted people… — Colin Angle Copy Share
I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical. — Colin Angle Copy Share
The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology. — Colin Angle Copy Share
I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did it come… — Colin Angle Copy Share
The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something that is… — Colin Angle Copy Share
My Roomba's name is Roswell. There is the moment when you are sitting on the couch and Roomba turns itself on and goes out… — Colin Angle Copy Share
The way that the robotics market is going to grow, at least in the home, is that we'll have a number of different special… — Colin Angle Copy Share
Around the late 1990s, I'd become convinced that one of the killer applications of robotics came from connecting robots to the Internet. The idea… — Colin Angle Copy Share
I grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me. — Colin Angle Copy Share
The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans… — Colin Angle Copy Share
If you ask the typical two- or three-year-old or a teenager what a robot is, they will think about a humanoid that does my… — Colin Angle Copy Share
I was focused on building things from an early age. When I was about 3, our toilet broke, and my mother was ready to… — Colin Angle Copy Share
What did everyone think robot vacuuming was going to be? Well, they think Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons,' a human robot that pushed… — Colin Angle Copy Share
When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor. I said,… — Colin Angle Copy Share
