We will all have personal robot assistants within the next decade

Figuring out where to live is never easy. Do you settle in the house next to the elementary school or the one a few miles away that's cheaper? You decide to confide in your robotic assistant, who asks you a series of questions about what's most important to you: Nearby schools, bars, or parks? After some back-and-forth, it tells you your affordable dream home is two miles away from a reputable public school. Within the next decade, bots (in our phones and not) will be able to do that and more, says Andrew Moore, the dean of Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science.