CHRONICLING THE ROBOT INDUSTRY

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  • Amazon.com Gobbles Up Robots

    The presidential blame game started months ago, when President Obama blamed the ATM machine for the economy.  Hey Barak the Automated Teller Machine was created around the same time as Romney’s Etch A Sketch! Obama knew he was tapping into a long-standing populist myth that technology, or more specifically robots, will… Listen ⇢

  • Sorry Charlie, Jacques Cousteau is a Robot

    The Ocean has been called the final frontier.  Great expense has gone into mapping out the depths of our tiny planet.  Robots offer the opportunity to truly explore inner Earth, even at the cost of the great Cousteau empire. Earlier today, Liquid Robotics, the developer of the Wave Glider marine… Listen ⇢

  • Sha-Bot 6000 Ready for Purim

    Tonight is Purim, the commemoration of the Jewish People’s rescue from complete annihilation.   It all started long ago, when the grass was still green and the sky was still clean.  Such a long time back, let’s say the 4th century BCE in Ancient Persia, when the Jewish people lived under… Listen ⇢

  • Bots Fly To Nest

    Have you ever wished to be a fly on a wall, to quietly have a birdseye view of the world?  According to many online conspiracy theories bugs are already swarming your walls. Big Brother is watching… Researchers at Harvard have figured out a way to create a pop-up robot bug… Listen ⇢

  • Jurassic Robots

    Last week, in honor of President’s Day, I went to Disneyland with the kids.  Space Mountain is more than a ride, it’s a ritual. The same day we took flight, Time Magazine profiled a new study of how paleontologists are using robots to recreate dinosaurs, which more sounds like a… Listen ⇢

  • Love, Robot Style

    Love is in the air, from Capital Hill debating birth control to Superbowl ads – “give and you shall receive.”   Robots touch so much of humanity, so why not the most intimate of moments.  As the Tin Man exclaimed, a bot wants a heart. As we follow the yellow… Listen ⇢

  • Artificial Intelligence's Superbowl Moment

    Being a Giant’s fan, I am VERY excited for this Sunday – the rematch between the arrogant New England Patriots and the humble New York Giants.  Football is more than brut strength, it is strategy.   The intelligence of each play boggles not just the human mind, but a robot’s… Listen ⇢

  • Arnold's Love Child

    I have 5 kids, none are robots.  Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, they have freewill to act on their own accord.  This makes me think of the potential  problems for couples wanting to raising robot children. Robots are by definition a helpmate, an inanimate thing that is programmed for a particular… Listen ⇢

  • CES Recap – Viva Las Vegas

    CES is the annual pilgrimage of over 150,000 suits paying homage to the oracles of televisions and mobile connected devices.  I joined the masses, but instead of praying at the temples of Samsung and Sony, I decide to walk off the beaten path.  Below are some highlights of some promising… Listen ⇢

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My goal for this book is to help you at a pivotal point in your ideation process and, at the same, introduce you to a cadre of potential mentors. Through interviews with some of the most respected luminaries in this field, I aim to help fortify your resolve to follow your passions and build a billion-dollar company. The chapters of this book have been organized like field guide, as if you are setting out on a trip in the wild. Just like it’s essential to satiate yourself before scaling mountains, fast-tracking your innovation into the hands of early adopters is vital for achieving success on Main Street.

“Oliver Mitchell is among the world’s leading thinkers about robots and robotics. He is also one of the world’s leading visionaries about how humans think about robots, invest in robotics, and build robotics companies. …. The reader gets to be the beneficiary of Oliver’s creation of a new knowledge ecosystem.” – Dan Burstein, New York Times bestselling author of 15 nonfiction books, and Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Millennium Technology Value Partners.

“This book … [draws] from interviews with industry experts who share firsthand experiences from real-world ventures, the author distils invaluable lessons from both their successes and failures. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to my students and colleagues involved in robotics research and education as an exceptional resource for guiding their entrepreneurial pursuits.” Katsuo Kurabayashi, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA.