Chronicling Robots Since 2011
A couple of years ago, I had coffee with the Heather Knight, author of the infamous paper, “How Humans Respond To Robots.“ When we met in 2014, we begun our discussion with “in the future…” people will rely on robots for everyday tasks. However, today the future is yesterday and social robots are beginning to live … Read more
Hey, we all feel the Bern (good or bad), but I have one thing to say to Larry David: “be careful what you wish for.” Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 will only exasperate the robot takeover of America’s dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. I am typically the first person to defend robots against the … Read more
The medical industry is ripe for disruption. Already, Intuitive Surgical has been revolutionizing the operating room with its DaVinci assisted device. If you are not familiar, robot assisted surgery means a surgeon sits at a console and uses hand and foot controls to manipulate four interactive robotic arms, which are equipped with a high-definition vision system. … Read more
The Financial Times this week wrote a four-part series on “Robots: Friend or Foe?” The editors agree that the Robolution is now a matter of time, as we stand on a precipices of an automated world. While the cynics, and possibly Donald Trump as well, cry in panic at the loss of jobs, others see huge gains … Read more