Target_is_New - Issue #141

More farm-robotics… “Carbon Robotics’ Autonomous Weeder is a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then kills them using high-power lasers.”

This week the robot theme seems about agriculture… “Small Robot Company (SRC) announced its first commercial robot, ‘Tom’, earlier this week.”

A mesmerising robot in action I would say…

Not agri-related per se, expect for the example case sketched in the picture…

“Back to basics. This is the successful approach of an Italian robot builder. Mechalogical is the code word.”

TBH, I did not know of this ‘silicon valley of robotics as an island in Denmark’…

There are more than 10,000 robot companies in China. Reportedly, less than 5% of them are doing well. But what if they didn’t all have to reinvent the wheel?

The office space is not only changing face to prevent possible infections, the new normal is about hybrid working for a substantial part of office work. Google envisions the future office space…

“The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope with workplace sensibilities changed by the pandemic.”

“The New York Police Department has canceled a contract with Boston Dynamics, leasing the company’s robot dog Spot. The machine, nicknamed Digidog by the NYPD, had become the subject of controversy.”

Ubiquitous deepfake that is our near future. We need not start to understand how to deal with our vision to be skilled in understanding these fakes…

“Deepfakes are usually associated with imagery of AI-generated people, but what about fake satellite imagery? Geographers say such deepfakes could be used to spread misinformation and even mislead the military.”

Agree on these, combined with the notion of the intelligent city as a partner in crime and not as a tool: “Realizing that future will demand three things. First, creators of smart city technology must draw on specialized knowledge of the local context. Second, we need a framework for data governance: agreements on how data is collected, shared, and used. And finally, public participation is essential. Simply put, the way forward is to respond to the needs of the community, not the motives of industry. ”