| The United States is behind in robotic research | | | | speeds of 8.2 feet per second and go over two and a |
| although we are a big buyer of the technology. The | | | | half miles on one battery charge. Also we have |
| rest of the world especially in Europe and Asia are | | | | developed NASA's Mars Explorers with new |
| ahead of us in the field of robotics by quite a bit and | | | | prototypes with brand new features for the next |
| pouring money into their research at a rate almost ten | | | | generation of reconnaissance exploration vehicles. |
| times our national governmental funding. | | | | At Berkeley, they now have small insect size flying |
| Even with this said, there are a few stand out | | | | vehicles which can fly around avoid obstacles, send |
| Universities holding up our United States robotics | | | | back data and make decisions of which is the safest |
| research. For instance Carnegie Mellon University has | | | | or best possible direction to continued its programmed |
| a six-legged robot, which can scale vertical walls; great | | | | mission. |
| for exploring Pyramid ventilation systems to the Kings | | | | So even though we have an irresponsible government |
| chambers, military applications of saving Earthquake | | | | which refuses to fund the research and development |
| survivors. | | | | needed to guarantee of our future economic might, at |
| MIT has some self assembling robotic systems which | | | | least we have standouts willing to do what it takes |
| are getting smarter all the time using advanced artificial | | | | and accept the most difficult research and applications |
| intelligence, able to change shapes to get around | | | | in the real world. Think on this and think of a major in |
| obstacles and build themselves like a Lego castle. | | | | robotic sciences and a profitable career. |
| There are also very small robots which can travel at | | | | |