There's a lot of robotic assembly and mechanized assembly in China relative to 25 years ago. Right now, manufacturing is mostly a symbol leading that's being done. It would be a long time before I think you have household type personal robots. They're going to be doing many of the jobs that people sitting in front of computers are doing today.
Kevin Kelly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about measuring productivity in the internet age and recent claims that the U.S. economy has entered a prolonged period of stagnation. Then the conversation turns to the potential of robots to change the quality of our daily lives.