Replace INS With Border Fence Robots

As a first generation American, I cringe at the talk of tougher immigration.  I can’t help recalling that the Final Solution was only implemented after the world closed its doors on European Jewry.  As 2012 approaches,  I plan to look at the election issues with a Robotic bent. There is no question that the West Bank … Read more

Is Darth Vader the New iPhone?

Hands down the best Star Wars movie is “The Empire Strikes Back.”  I still get chills thinking of Luke Skywalker decapitating himself as Darth Vader.  By the end of the movie, we see the premonition coming closer to reality with Luke’s new robotic arm.  Today, we are not that far off from re-engineering humans into our army … Read more

What We Can Learn From Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots

I am tired of watching the annoying blame game.  One in six Americans are impoverished and all we can do is feed the advertising machine on talk radio and cable news networks.  Often I write about great inventions that save lives, or whimsical technological “pet-tricks” that makes us marvel at the genius of humanity.  Today … Read more

9/11: Are We More Prepared – The Robot Perspective

Being a New Yorker, I will never forget what happened on that crisp September morning.  It was surreal.  The memories still linger – picking up my daughter from school along with the other hoards of people heading uptown, the red sky that smelled like burnt plastic, the debris that buried so many alive.  In the … Read more