Catch this and some of the recent best technology news stories in this minute-and-a-half video from the BBC. This and many everyday things we do, precisely for being everyday, often cause us to underestimate the complexity of robotic challenges. Fun!
CASE #8: ORCAM: a handheld smart device that seamlessly reads text for people with visual or reading difficulties. CASE #9: SKYDIO: Autonomous drone can see, understand its complex surroundings; plan and fly a path avoiding obstacles in close-proximity. INSIGHT+OUTLOOK: Virtual reality and Robotics:I have a Need. I either bring the Value (of the object or…
LUMI Keys: a self-directed music learning system integrated through sound, light, and color. INSIGHTS+OUTLOOK: The pandemic isolation has surely helped the market for personal entertainment and creativity. The LUMI is very directly hands-on, making for a fun way to learn and create music. An excellent application of technology and insights from gaming: fun challenges to…
INSIGHT+OUTLOOK New Rules and Processes of coordination:Calling it an Internet of Things puts us off guard. Interconnecting autonomies logically lead to an internet of everything: all things, data, process, and people. Expect extensive partnerings and alliances, as we see in the autonomous electric vehicle case. Coordination and standardization lead to common platforms; but who sets…
We look at how Robotics+AI developers precipitate new learning by (a) pushing into real-world testing; (b) interactive complex tasking simulations for embodied agents; (c) live testing environments to test robot design limits. Scenario 1: Tesla tests its autopilot cars in the real-world’s infinite variables – though sometimes with tragic consequences. (See my previous post) Scenario…
CASE #6: John Deere X-Series: Smart Farming with GPS, AI, and IoT: autonomous equipment for use in the harshest conditions globally.CASE #7: MOFLIN: Your AI pet simulates a living animal’s emotions & development, for the human need for interaction, entertainment. Featured on the graphic, clockwise from top: John Deere, awardee; Samsung Ballie; MIT nanoemulsion gel;…
Where previous approaches attempt to project 3D recreations, Sony takes a different -and brilliant – tack based on understanding how our eyes and brain perceive.
