The document discusses how advances in computer chips are helping to close the divide between current conceptions of robots and the potential capabilities of future robots. It notes that chips from as early as 2010 have powered human-level chess playing abilities, and that companies are harnessing this processing power to enable more advanced hardware like Google Glass. The document suggests that future chips may allow for a robot app store with complex apps that could be useful when paired with the right hardware, shifting perspectives on what robots are capable of.