Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Jim Robinson of RRE Ventures said it best last month at the Silicon Dragon Conference when comparing Silicon Valley to New York, “There are two kinds of centers that have a lot of startups and technology, there are technology centers and commerce centers.” New York falls into the later category, while the Valley is the … Read more
Living in New York, everyone is focused on crime. We event have a data bank of daily crime called, COMPSTAT. However, recent waves of bad policing has made cops embrace new technologies to protect themselves from public scrutiny. The question is not if will robots replace meter maids, traffic cops and other tertiary policing, but … Read more
Today the US Postal Service announced drastic service changes in order to preserve the pensions of its overpriced, exploding, workforce. In this world of budget cutting, robots make a lot of sense. The question is not one of capability, but when and how much do we trust our lives in mechanical hands. Last week, the … Read more