Chronicling Robots Since 2011
As a child of Holocaust survivors, I am appalled by Trump’s plan to counter terrorism. The apparent front runner, of this latest reality TV show, has suggested three steps to confront the threat: 1) stop immigration (of anyone of different faith); 2) halt freedom of speech (or parts of the Internet); and 3) hunt down declared enemies and their families (regardless of jurisprudence). … Read more
There has been too much chatter lately about robots stealing jobs (and lovers, for that matter). The latest ire comes directed at an English company, Moley Robotics, that unveiled its robot chef at the Consumer Electronics Fair in Shanghai. Moley’s Robotic Kitchen is complete with a pair of large robotic arms that are programmed to follow a recipe to … Read more
Drones are everywhere today, from disrupting flights at JFK to filming your neighbors’ next reality TV segment. Like us, the eagle in the video below has had enough of annoying pilots giving robots a bad name… All kidding aside, I marvel at the creativity of some drone applications from agricultural “bot-swarms” to autonomous UAVs for water management. … Read more
Iron Dome wins hands down, its engineering feat saved millions of lives this past summer (see previous post):