Who is the Henry Ford of robotics?
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Have humanoid robots been the spark that opens our eyes to the automobile comparison?
Right now the roll out of robotics has some strong alignment with the early history of the roll out of the automobile, and primarily the commercial automobile, not the consumer automobile.
Does anyone have a graph or paper that compares and contrasts the growth in commercial market for both automobiles and robots? I’ve been exploring the figures.In fact, the post WW2 era see an increase in the rate of commercial automobile ownership contrasted with consumer vehicles and I think there are strong parallels with the recent pandemic/supply chain restraint period and the current focus in robotics on … how do we make robots!
This period is also when the percentage of people owning both cars and houses separated. After 1945-1950, car ownership became more likely for most Americans than house ownership. There are more car owners now (92%) vs house owners (65%) - statistics updated for 2024.
We’re in an era when lack of robots does not equal lack of interest OR even of investment. It’s a resource capacity restraint, and as it crumbles we’ll see rapid growth of some robotics companies - particularly humanoid robotics companies.
Another always interesting topic is the current scale and speed of robot/ai learning, and what impact that will have on robotics? (Also it’s of how various communities are (un)able to make use of different asset layers.)
ICRA was pretty overwhelming and I’m behind with newsletters … maybe there’ll be a few in a row this week.
Interesting Almost Robotics
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The Ukraine war is driving rapid innovation in drone technology.
from Tim Mak, an independent war correspondent in Ukraine.
Interesting Robotics News
ABB has launced its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in robotics. The winning team will be awarded a cash prize of $30,000 and the opportunity to establish a long-term partnership with ABB and explore joint go-to-market strategies and investment opportunities. Startups and scaleups with expertise in AI and robotics are encouraged to submit their proposals by June 12, 2024. ?For more information about the challenge, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the?website.
AI Powered Robots Show Off Cat-Like Agility at ICRA 2024 - IOT World
2.8 million more sq feet of Amazon Robotics fulfilment - Yahoo Finance - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-opens-robotics-fulfilment-centre-160000268.html
The Roadmap for Robotics - webinar with Dr Henrik Christensen on latest edition of the roadmap and key trends, challenges and opportunities in this field over the coming decade - VettaFi Webcast - RoboGlobal
Elon Musk is NOTHING if not consistent. He’s just finished firing all his supercharger, robotics and AI people. And now he has started hiring them back again. Tesla has just posted new job listings in the Autopilot/Robotics category.
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Elon Musk Threatens to Strip Tesla of AI and Robotics Unless He Has 25% Control Over the Company - TechTimes
Stanford researcher discusses UMI gripper and Diffusion AI models - The Robot Report
Robots to help with aphasia, cancer care, geriatric issues and more - Purdue Edu
Aviation & Robotics Summit Ideas Pave the Way for Next Generaton of Travelers - Blue Sky News
Ascending local brands make their mark on rising robots - XinhuaNet
Reinforcement learning AI might bring humanoid robots to the real world - Science News
Robot-phobia could exacerbate hotel, restaurant labor shortage - WSU Insider
Opinion: Scarlett Johansson has a point - CNN Opinion
Robotics cluster launches in Cumbria, bolstering regional innovation and collaboration - Process Control Today
Government prize helps fund novel solutions for recycling old wind turbine materials: ‘Capable of advancing the technologies to commercialization’ - Yahoo!Tech
Parents of couple who drowned in Lake Michigan use life insurance money to buy beach safety robots - MichiganLive
He started at Neya as an intern. 10 years later, he’s director of robotics - and loving life - Technical.ly
These 81 robotics companies are hiring - Brian Heater TechCrunch
Video Friday: A Starbucks with 100 Robots - IEEE Spectrum
More Robotics Conferences!
Some more upcoming academic robotics conferences:
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Managing Partner at ATD Homes
4 个月Landscaping needs more of this.
Robotics, Consumer Products I GTM Strategy | B2B Marketing I Growth Mentor I 4x Founder I Formerly @ LG, Amazon, Philips, Maytag, Dolphin
4 个月I don’t think a Henry Ford of robotics has emerged yet. Thanks for sharing a list of all the robotics conferences.
Rapyuta Robotics Sales Executive - Specializing in Robotics and Automation
4 个月Look up Beaumont, Texas. J&J Manufacturing started building automated rubber bale wrappers in the 1950s. There is quite alot innovations in Robotics and Automation to come from Beaumont, Texas thanks to the funding of projects by the petrochemical industry there.