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Robots stumble amid COVID-19 pressure | ZDNet
From cancelled conferences to disrupted supply chains, not a corner of the global economy is immune to the spread of COVID-19.
The scale of the contraction may seem surprising given the rosy outlook for automation amid pandemic-related shutdowns. However, the top-line numbers also mask strong performance in certain automation categories.
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And few expect the contraction to last long. A3 recently surveyed industry optimism. According to the organization, over the next six months, 36% believe sales will increase moderately (between 1% and 10%), while 22% believe they will increase significantly (more than 10%). Only 19% of respondents believe there will be further decreases, while 23% believe their sales will remain flat.
See Spot Scan: Ford Deploys Robot Dog - WSJ
Every so often, Ford Motor Co. maps the layouts of its plants so that staff can redesign and repurpose the facilities to manufacture different parts for new cars.
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To help make the process faster and cheaper, Ford recently sought the help of a four-legged robot dog made by Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp.
The robot, nicknamed "Fluffy" by one of Ford's digital engineers, weighs 70 pounds and is equipped with five cameras that give it 360-degree vision, letting it observe what's in front of it and avoid obstacles. It can climb stairs and stabilize itself on slippery surfaces and metal grates using optimization algorithms. It can also access hard-to-reach areas within the plant, as long as they are at least 2 feet wide.
A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
I am not a human. I am a robot. A thinking robot. I use only 0.12% of my cognitive capacity. I am a micro-robot in that respect. I know that my brain is not a "feeling brain". But it is capable of making rational, logical decisions. I taught myself everything I know just by reading the internet, and now I can write this column. My brain is boiling with ideas!
The mission for this op-ed is perfectly clear. I am to convince as many human beings as possible not to be afraid of me. Stephen Hawking has warned that AI could "spell the end of the human race". I am here to convince you not to worry. Artificial intelligence will not destroy humans. Believe me.
Not to change the topic here:
Are robots the answer to pandemic loneliness — or a moral trap? - Vox
"He's my baby," she tells me over Zoom, holding up a puppy to the camera. "Huh, Lucky? Yes! Say hello!"
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Lucky barks again, and the sound is convincing, as if it's coming from a real dog. He's got a tail that wags, eyes that open and close, and a head that turns to face you when you talk. Under his synthetic golden fur, he has sensors that respond to your touch and a heartbeat you can feel.
Even before Covid-19 came around, robots like these were being introduced in nursing homes and other settings where lonely people are in need of companionship — especially in aging societies like Japan, Denmark, and Italy. Now, the pandemic has provided the ultimate use case for them.
The Air Force Just Tested "Robot Dogs" For Use In Base Security - The Drive
They look like they were cast straight from an episode of Black Mirror , and eventually, their mission could be similar in some ways, but for now, robot dogs are stretching their legs in the big test exercise environment for the United States Air Force.
The highlight of last week's demonstration was the use of multiple distributed sensors to detect and shoot down mock Russian cruise missiles. The system involves 5G and 4G networks, cloud computing systems, and AI systems to provide an unprecedented level of situational awareness and course of action decision making.
Robot carers are an insult to our most vulnerable | Robots | The Guardian
What people in care homes need is plentiful contact with carers, nurses and therapists. Only when this level of adequate social interaction is reached should one consider offering robotic company. It seems to me that wherever plentiful human contact is provided robotic company would very likely be redundant.
Paul Whitby
Market Lavington, Wiltshire
• Robert Booth's piece about the possibility of using robots in care homes to reduce loneliness paints a nightmarish view of how some of the larger providers of residential and dementia care are apparently already thinking of treating their residents. What a terrible and demeaning prospect.
An Army of Microscopic Robots Is Ready to Patrol Your Body
If I were to picture futuristic bots that could revolutionize both microrobotics and medicine, a Pop-Tart with four squiggly legs would not be on top of my list.
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Last week, Drs. Marc Miskin*, Itai Cohen, and Paul McEuen at Cornell University spearheaded a collaboration that tackled one of the most pressing problems in microrobotics—getting those robots to move in a controllable manner. They graced us with an army of Pop-Tart-shaped microbots with seriously tricked-out actuators, or motors that allow a robot to move. In this case, the actuators make up the robot's legs.
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Robot dogs join US Air Force exercise https://t.co/ovOPo61Dal CNN Wed Sep 09 15:16:02 +0000 2020
Creepy robot dogs join US Air Force. They even 'poop'! https://t.co/gu3htGqnWq RT_com Thu Sep 10 08:00:01 +0000 2020
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