Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Last week, it was cows this week wheat. The idea of automating the most menial of tasks is not novel, but replacing migrant workers is the wave of the future, and now in the land Down Under. Australians take their vegemite sandwiches very seriously, and no one more than Professor Salah Sukkarieh of the University … Read more
As a city boy, I hated drinking milk. I still recall the very traumatic experience of my 5th Grade class trip to an upstate dairy farm. I am comforted to know that today the experience would feel more like an App then the soft squeeze of an utter. The ASTRONAUT Robot has begum replacing migrant … Read more
As a father of five, I am outnumbered. If I can keep 3 out of 5 are happy, then statistically I am doing a pretty good job. However, often the stats are stacked against me. Robots offer not only the promise of extra hands, but long-term engagement through organized play and targeted therapy. Last week, … Read more
When I was a teenager, I would sneak into my dorm’s common room (at midnight) to watch re-runs of Star Trek. Some how this corny show from the ’60’s transported me to the future where humans would cruise through space, beam up at will, and have blood-free surgeries. Accuray a manufacturer of radiation oncology systems … Read more