{"id":39564,"date":"2013-07-02T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T08:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=39564"},"modified":"2013-07-02T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T08:58:56","slug":"rodney-brooks-why-we-will-rely-on-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=39564","title":{"rendered":"Rodney Brooks: Why we will rely on robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/rodney_brooks_why_we_will_rely_on_robots.html\" width=\"550\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scaremongers play on the idea that robots will simply replace people on the job. In fact, they can become our essential collaborators, freeing us up to spend time on less mundane and mechanical challenges. 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