Quote from the CEO of iRobot Colin Angle c.a. 2005: "I think humanoid robots are interesting and economically irrelevant for the foreseeable future." http://ne

Quote from the CEO of iRobot Colin Angle c.a. 2005: "I think humanoid robots are interesting and economically irrelevant for the foreseeable future." http://news.cnet.com/The-leader-of-the-robot-pack---page-2/2008-1008_3-5776430-2.html?tag=mncol http://news.cnet.com/The-leader-of-the-robot-pack---page-2/2... To be sure, the Japanese have built some pretty amazing humanoid robots, and a lot of their emphasis seems to be trying to build things to help with caring for an aging population rather than detonating ieds, but it also seems that none of these projects so far have gotten past the proof of concept stage.