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Things, cleaning things. >> reporter: doing the dishes? >> maybe some day doing the dishes. >> reporter: the jetsons had rosie the robot. now for the rest of us -- could this be the beginning of a robot in every kitchen? >> it could be the beginning of a robot in the kitchen. >> reporter: barbara starr, cnn, boston.
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Hands like tanks. they have to be very durable. to make them durable, we have to machine them out of metal and that's an expensive process. >> reporter: instead, these fingers are made of cheaper, molded rubber but inside -- >> again, there are about 100 barometers that are able to measure a sense of touch. >> reporter: that means the robotic hand has knowledge. >> there are pressure sensors that know whether it's holding on to something. just like you have a sense of touch. >> reporter: just like my finger. the robot can even pick up a key and unlock a door. what can this do in my house? >> t...
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Get in such dire straits. where was the leadership? >> there was a lot of corruption, a recall earth with the mayor. even though there's an election in may, they want to do a recall election that will cost millions. big cities have corruption. in detroit there's a lot of corruption. there's a lot of, you know, for instance, just one example, the federal government took away $50 million in an annual grant because they cited reckless spending, corruption, and neppively. there's an example right there where detroit could have had $50 million but they lost it because they don't have a sterling rep...