Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Last week, I got flak from one reader for broaching the subject of ethics and robotics. This week, I was pleased to learn about Clearpath’s $11 million in financing for developing new “ethical” robots. According to the press release issued by the company, the majority of the funding will be applied to R&D to expand into new applications … Read more
I have a knack for sniffing out economic bubbles. In the 1990’s, I was working on emerging Internet technologies, and then pop. In the 2000’s, I found myself in the middle of the real estate boom, and oh boy did it go boom. And now Robotics… My predication is based upon the hype of a … Read more
How do you fix miserable working conditions in China? Replace the workers with Robots, who don’t care. You love your iPhone, but I am sorry to tell you that it is made in the Foxconn sweatshops of Shenzhen. Recently Foxconn has come under fire for its “inhumane living and working conditions” leading to the suicide deaths of … Read more