i m going to wind. up back at our window georgia. outgoing president ellen johnson sirleaf several cemented peace in the west african country after civil war ended in two thousand and three but the majority of liberians still live in dire poverty whoever wins this election will face that challenge and will have to prove that he can govern in a way that will benefit the country and its citizens. as the year twenty seventeen draws to a close we ve been looking at some of the technological trends that defined the last twelve months and one of those has been artificial intelligence progress in that field bringing us closer to the dream of ultra sophisticated robots who serve us who work for us and even think for us some robots may even replace our pets. these robot soccer players during world for rookies but maybe they ll improve through learning. miro the robot dog can already do that he can learn the floor