Adaptive robotics in the entertainment industry

In this paper, the author discusses the market for adaptive robots in the entertainment industry, and some of the most promising avenues for the future development of this field. A United Nations report forecast an impressive 800% growth of this industry within 2-3 years. However, there are many issues that has to be considered when entering this field/market. Most notably, robotic toy systems can be developed to become either closed or open systems. Here, the author promotes open systems based on different psychological considerations, and describes a few systems that have been developed to enlighten the possibilities for open systems.