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Re: Is this optimized for robotics:

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Originally Posted by Mushrooshi View Post
AI is going to be the way of the future
This does seem to be the common thought among programmers and the such. However, I am not convinced yet. Perhaps we will have pseudo AI soon. But I think it'll be centuries before there is ever anything close to true AI. Partly because of the difficulty, and partly due to politics.

But more on topic: What form of robotics do you want to work in? Animatronics and unmanned vehicles certainly fall into the broad category, but they require completely different focuses.

If you want to work with animatronics, the focus will be on mechanical. How do you make this look and feel real?

If you want to work on unmanned vehicles, the focus will be on programming. We have the car, now how do we make it think?

Robotics is a very broad brush. You might try refining your strokes if you want a masterpiece.
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