Chronicling Robots Since 2011
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
I have 5 kids, none are robots. Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, they have freewill to act on their own accord. This makes me think of the potential problems for couples wanting to raising robot children. Robots are by definition a helpmate, an inanimate thing that is programmed for a particular task. A child is … Read more
The novelty of robotics has reached an all time high, as some of the most popular costumes this Halloween are Terminator, Optimus Prime, and Real Steel. I think the idea of humans dressing up as machines illustrates our comfort zone as being the top creature on the food chain. However, this premise is now being tested by … Read more
This summer’s major hit will most likely be “Transformers: Dark of The Moon” These mega-tron hits make me wonder why most movies and fictional pictorials featuring seem to fear robotic wrath rather than celebrate their achievements. I think the answer is our insecurity with the frailty of our existence. In one moment, mankind could be … Read more