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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/the-reason-it-has-taken-so-long-for-the-robotics-industry-to-move/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/at-mit-in-professor-rodney-brooks-lab-i-was-involved-in-a-project-led/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

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## More by Colin Angle

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/when-we-built-roomba-we-explicitly-designed-it-to-not-have-a-face-we/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [I believe one day nano-robots will play an important role in medicine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/i-believe-one-day-nano-robots-will-play-an-important-role-in-medicine/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [I think, people are generally willing to imagine robots of all shapes, as humanoid robots are not practical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/i-think-people-are-generally-willing-to-imagine-robots-of-all-shapes/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [The utility of the robot needs to come first. It's business model over technology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/the-utility-of-the-robot-needs-to-come-first-it-s-business-model-over/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did it come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/i-thought-boxes-were-the-best-toy-when-my-parents-got-a-new-car-i-ran/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/the-reason-it-has-taken-so-long-for-the-robotics-industry-to-move/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/my-roomba-s-name-is-roswell-there-is-the-moment-when-you-are-sitting/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/the-way-that-the-robotics-market-is-going-to-grow-at-least-in-the/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/around-the-late-1990s-i-d-become-convinced-that-one-of-the-killer/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [I grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/i-grew-up-mostly-in-schenectady-n-y-from-an-early-age-building-and/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/the-ideal-vacuum-cleaner-would-be-one-you-never-see-it-needs-to-not/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/if-you-ask-the-typical-two-or-three-year-old-or-a-teenager-what-a/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [I was focused on building things from an early age. When I was about 3, our toilet broke, and my mother was ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/i-was-focused-on-building-things-from-an-early-age-when-i-was-about-3/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [What did everyone think robot vacuuming was going to be? Well, they think Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons,' a human robot that pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/what-did-everyone-think-robot-vacuuming-was-going-to-be-well-they/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

> [When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor. I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-angle/when-my-daughter-was-3-she-was-eating-cheerios-and-spilled-some-on/)

[Colin Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-angle/)

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