The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something that is cool but difficult to achieve rather than trying to find solutions to actual human problems. Technology… — 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 similar to those used in building silicon chips. We got some silicon micro-machined motors to move a bit,… — 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
