Chronicling Robots Since 2011
At the SxSw Interactive Conference in Austin this week, Former Vice President Joe Biden challenged all innovators to think BIGGER. Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Task Force , established last January, brings together 20 government agencies and more than 70 private-sector companies with one aim – “eliminate cancer as we know it.” Even the most unorthodox medical collaborators are bringing their domain expertise … Read more
One click, and the next day it’s at my door courtesy of Amazon Robotics. Since acquiring, Kiva Systems in 2012 for $775 million, the retailer has led the way for automated fulfillment centers. Logistics represents a $30 billion market opportunity in the next few years as technologists look to conquer indoor autonomous navigation. Kiva has given birth … Read more
On March 28, 1931, a small subsidiary of Boeing, United Air Lines, announced that it completed the first transcontinental passenger flight in 27 hours. This ushered in the golden age of commercial American aviation, which lasted over 40 years. Autonomous aviation was birthed in 1849 by an Austrian attack on Italy with unmanned explosive-ladened balloons. Today’s drones are born from … Read more
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