>For this reason I predict that, like domesticated dogs, robots have limited room to rove, close to protective masters. Maybe, but robots will have something t

>For this reason I predict that, like domesticated dogs, robots have limited room to rove, close to protective masters. Maybe, but robots will have something that domesticated dogs, and their wild counterparts, don't have - the ability to communicate and effectively (perfectly?) share information. Just like a driver would ask a gas station attendant for directions, a lost robot could ask a local one for information on its surroundings and use that to plot a course. My Roomba may not need to leave my house, but it could tell a passing delivery bot when it has arrived at what I consider my front door.