Robotics explained at conference

Program aimed at 4-H sponsors

Members of the Camdenton 4-H Laser Team watch Saturday as a 3D printer creates a heart during the Missouri Educational Robotics Conference at Truman Hotel in Jefferson City.
Members of the Camdenton 4-H Laser Team watch Saturday as a 3D printer creates a heart during the Missouri Educational Robotics Conference at Truman Hotel in Jefferson City.

Robots aren't nearly as smart as most humans think they are, an expert told a roomful of attendees at the Missouri Educational Robotics Conference, held for the first time in Jefferson City this weekend.

As a board member for Make: KC -- a nonprofit Kansas City organization that brings together scientists, engineers, artists and students to learn and build together -- Mike Grundvig was mock-annoyed that, in his opinion, robots are not nearly as sophisticated as ones portrayed on film.

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