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So many headlines focus on the theme of ‘robots will take your job’ (aka robophobia). Robots are actually only one form of artificial intelligence (AI), but the term ‘robots’ is often used to represent all forms of automation in everyday discussions. Robots will continue to take over routine, repeatable tasks, leaving humans to do the jobs that only humans can do, like managing and caring for others, interpreting data, and using critical thinking skills to make decisions.
While consumer robotics have succeeded with cleaning robots like iRobot’s Roomba, more complex interactive robots haven’t taken off yet (you may remember the recent death of Jibo). Self-driving cars have proven to be a harder engineering problem so widespread usage is still a pipe dream.
Industrial robotics is where there is huge growth if you look at the vast investments that Amazon has made in warehouse robotics or with the startups trying to democratize robotics for small businesses. Boston Dynamics is sending a robot to start patrolling oil rigs. And last week, robots were deployed to help Chinese hospitals keep up with dispensing medications to patients stricken with coronavirus. Many of these usages of robots reduce dangerous conditions for humans.
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Being a human-robot minder? You could help enable the remote operation and monitoring of vehicles anywhere.
#searchforextraterrestrialintelligence
Did you ever run the SETI project on your home computer as a kid? (I know I did!)
Maybe we finally contacted someone “out there?” Or maybe it’s just a robot looking for love? Something in Deep Space Is Sending Signals to Earth in Steady 16-Day Cycles
