Robots still suck. It's all they can do to stand up – never mind rise up
 Simultaneous localisation and mapping is hard so for the foreseeable future 'bots will remain bolted down
Simultaneous localisation and mapping is hard so for the foreseeable future 'bots will remain bolted down Feature Just after lunch on a sweltering summer day in Brisbane, Australia, a dozen scientists and engineers gathered to watch a dog named Bingo stand up and trot gingerly towards a man-made tunnel. At the entrance, Bingo stopped to 'think' for a minute or so before turning its body to walk inside....