A Times article about the PR2 (personal robot) by Willow Garage–founded by Scott Hassan, an original designer of Google–concludes with a scientist’s quote, “Now they can escape and fend for themselves.”

PR2 can complete a marathon in about four days, open doors complying with guidelines in the Americans With Disabilities act, and plug itself into electrical outlets, perceiving via “scanning lasers and video cameras.”

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