Where's My Personal Robot?
Mark Ingebretsen · IEEE Intelligent Systems · 2009
"Where's My Personal Robot" tracks recent developments in personal robots. The market for toy robots has suffered in the recession, but applications in medicine, security, maintenance, and telepresence may provide a route to consumer acceptance. "Wherever You Go, There You Are" focuses on location-based services for mobile computing. "xplain Yourself!" describes a user interface being developed that acts as a liaison between computer users and their applications, providing a way for users to teach their applications what they really want.