Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Last week, I returned from my family vacation in the Northwest. I have to admit that for a robotic enthusiast Seattle has rich material. All one has to do is look at the skyline and see the Space Needle which immediately reminds one of TV’s most famous futuristic shows. According to the NY Times, Iwao … Read more
This weekend is supposed to be a scorcher. According to the latest meteorologist reports, in Death Valley it might reach 130 degrees. Here is New York, it is so humid that one cannot tell the difference between swimmers drying off and people leaving work. There is one bright point, a cold one tastes better on … Read more
Last week I saw something amazing, almost of Biblical proportions, a paraplegic man walk. Later that week, I read about new glasses that enable blind people to see as plainly as you are reading this post. Then yesterday, I head about a new wearable chip that can monitor our critical functions to alert us of … Read more
As I mentioned several weeks ago, the UN in its brilliance has called for international laws governing robots. I guess it is easier to manage Israel’s Harpy or the US Navy’s X-47B, than despotic regimes of Syria and Iran. Nevertheless, the plutocrats in Turtle Bay have opened a pandora’s box. For example, at the Department … Read more