Iowa State Predicts Household AI Robots Within Five Years
Iowa State University is utilizing a home AI robot to manage school meal accounts for low-income families. This initiative aims to eliminate fees that previously cost families up to 60 cents per dollar in certain districts. The move follows a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report stating that families paid over $100 million annually in such junk fees. The program is designed to assist with loading money onto school meal accounts. These robots will initially function as advanced household appliances rather than bipedal machines with human-like dexterity. The source noted that current technology lacks the fine motor skills and dexterous manipulation capabilities of humans. The source noted that robots will not necessarily walk on two legs like people in the near term.
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“Iowa State University says home AI robot fees for low income families loading money onto school meal accounts fees that previously cost families up to 60 cents per dollar.”
NBC News Radio
“Iowa State University says home AI robots are coming in maybe five years. He says they'll start out as advanced household appliances that can do more than room us but won't necessarily walk around on two legs”
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