A really thrilling mixture of issues are converging in robotics research, which could usher in robots that might—just might—make it out of the lab and into our homes. Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has unanimously signed off on legislation requiring minors to have parental consent to create social media accounts. Tesla has settled a lawsuit introduced by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash whereas relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software program. Internet service suppliers might be required to be more clear about the fee and performance of their web service packages, because of new FCC…