| 2005 has been an incredible year for robotics, with | | | | building of the Lunar Colony. Robots will become |
| the iRobot going public and the use of surveillance | | | | smarter using the latest artificial intelligence, thus be |
| robots in the War on Terror. Indeed we have seen in | | | | much more suited to serve us as a helping hand. Not |
| 2005 a car drive fully autonomously thru the desert | | | | only at home entertaining our pets and vacuuming |
| over 200 miles with no driver or remote control in | | | | the house, mowing the lawn or fetching us a cold |
| the Famous DARPA Grand Challenge Part II. In 2005 | | | | one from the fridge, but also assisting us in driving |
| robots assisted in the Pakistan Earthquake to search | | | | our cars, running our railroads and flying our planes. |
| for survivors and also after Hurricanes Katrina and | | | | Luckily for us we are already bringing up the next |
| Rita when there was no way for anyone to get thru. | | | | generation of robotic scientists to assist us in our |
| Still we see robotics in that region monitoring lake | | | | robotic future. There are contests going on all over |
| water quality and assisting in environmental controls. | | | | the United States in Grade School, High School and |
| Will 2006 be a repeat in the robotics industry as | | | | Colleges to build better, more capable and smarter |
| these trends continue. Yes, this will be the case but | | | | robotic systems. This will help us with new |
| there will be a quickening of the pace. Not only here | | | | innovations in every human endeavor from healthcare |
| on Earth but also in another race, that is to say the | | | | to public safety and to new Worlds as mankind |
| race for space. Robotics will become the tool of | | | | reaches out to boldly go. Think on this. |
| choice for monitoring our Space Assets, Repairs and | | | | |