The history of robotics proves that science fiction authors are never far off the mark. What makes for an exciting concept today becomes a hard reality tomorrow. While robots were primarily a theory back in the time of Alan Turing, we now live in a world where they are becoming more and more commonplace. But there are a few robots that, I believe, the average American will see a lot more of soon.

While drones are arguably going to be the most prevalent means of robotic presence, we’re going to avoid them entirely within this discussion. Instead, we’ll focus on the lesser-known robots that could play a massive role in the very near future.