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Today some robots can recognize forms and shapes and measure distances. Some can hear and speak with the help of computers that can recognize thousands of different words. Some can move about on wheels or walk with as many as eight legs. Most robots have one or two of these abilities, but it’s rather difficult to develop a robot with most or all of these abilities.
   "The list of things that robots can do better than humans is much shorter than the list of things robots cannot," says Tom Smith, an expert on robots.