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A Fully Automated And Self-Serve World
We’re leaving Montreal today, and as we passed through each stage of the travel process at the United terminal of the Pierre Trudeau International Airport I was struck at how much of our lives has...
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The Force Is Strong
The new Star Wars trailer is out, and even though the release of the movie is two months away people are already buying tickets. From a look at the trailer, I can see why: Star Wars: The Force...
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Invasion Of The Robot Lawyers
While the rest of us are working, the “futurists” and consultants among us are out there making predictions about what the world will look like one day. Most of these predictions are dead wrong — I...
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At The Honda Heritage Center
Recently I drove out to Marysville, Ohio to attend a farewell celebration for a Honda employee who was moving on to a new position with the City of Columbus. The event was held at the Honda Heritage...
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Robots, Jobs, And The Minimum Wage
In his campaign for President, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has called for raising the minimum wage significantly, to make it a “living wage,” and in many places local governments have raised the...
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There Goes Somebody’s First Job
Popular Science has an interesting article about the development of a robot in Germany that grills sausages and apparently does a pretty good job of it. So what, you say? Here’s what: the German...
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Flippy’s Takeover
Out in California there’s a “fast casual” restaurant called Caliburger. As the name suggests, hamburgers are one of the staples on its menu. Caliburger’s Pasadena location has a new worker called...
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Assessing A Robot Dog
What’s in a dog? Why do humans really want to have them around? I think different people would give different answers to those basic questions, and the different answers might just tell us whether a...
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Robots On The Air
The U.S. may be ahead of the rest of the world, generally, when it comes to innovation and invention, but Japan always seems to be a little bit ahead of America when it comes to the speed of acceptance...
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Bad Robot
In these days of constant technological innovation, you almost expect to read about new marvels in robotics and “smart” technology on a daily basis. But sometimes technological advancements aren’t...
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Robots In Space
Tomorrow Russia will be sending a humanoid robot into space. The robot will be one of the passengers on a Soyuz capsule that will take the robot and other crew members to the International Space...
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Sports franchises across the globe have struggled with how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. In some places, like the United States, sporting events for the most part haven’t occurred at all....
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I realized to my dismay that the internet service at home was out. I tried the tips and instructions about unplugging and replugging, hitting reset buttons, and rebooting, all to no avail. Then I...
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Your Future Robot Companion
Loneliness is a problem for many elderly people. Older people who are trying to cope with the loss of a spouse or long-time companion often struggle with health problems that are related to their...
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Robot Cops
There’s an interesting debate underway in San Francisco about the use of robots to assist the police. The police want to use seven remote-controlled robots in certain situations, such as to check out...
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