of all the science labs to be in the robotics labs are far and away the most fun for the layperson. that's because it's not all just formulae and numbers, but there are things on wheels, things with claws, things that can move and pick up other things and, if you're lucky, maybe even fight with other things on wheels. maja mataric is a computer science/artificial intelligence professor at USC, and if you look closely at the errol morris movie, fast cheap and out of control, you'll see her in the background as a young woman chasing robotic insects around.
 
   
         

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