i agree with you. my play in on the 20 yr potential of robotics. you already see it with companies like iRobot, that are fortunate enough to have found a commerial niche with their consumer bots, and as well as providing bots that the army can't live without in Iraq... At this point robotics is in its infancy; computers are just now, or in the very near future able to perform tasks with artificial intelligence. as computers get more powerful, and closer to matching human intelligence, you will see a exponential increase in the amount of work beginning to be done by robotics. with advances in sensors and precision devices you could begin to see robots doing a lion's share of manufacturing (which could relieve china as the factory of the world, and bring work back to the US (or Canada)), service work (dry cleaning or driving, etc etc). in terms of how INRA relates to this, as i have said before, is that they are trying to become an integral part of the growth of software innovations, and providing the first "hobbyist" robots. if you recall, altair produced one of the first out of the box PC's that bill gates and paul allen became enthralled with before they started microsoft. I see this company as a forebearer of robotics, that is, if they can keep their financial position strong, continue to grow and make good decisions. if it wasn't for coroware's innovations and connections, i don't believe i would have as much faith as i do in this company. It is also my belief that one on the main reasons why INRA let go of the services of Agoracom or an IR service is because they were being continually harrassed by the very same people that trawl this board. It has been a disservice to everyone who is an investor into this company.
