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In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores--cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes.

Assistive robot adapts to people, new places

"I don't think there's going to be one Rosie the robot doing everything in the home," said Brooks. "It's more likely to be a team of robots doing different things."