Robotic engineers are designing the next generation of robots to look, feel and act more human, to make it easier for us to warm up to a cold machine.
Realistic looking hair and skin with embedded sensors will allow robots to react naturally in their environment. For example, a robot that senses your touch on the shoulder and turns to greet you.
Subtle actions by robots that typically go unnoticed between people, help bring them to life and can also relay non verbal communication.
Artificial eyes that move and blink. Slight chest movements that simulate breathing. Man made muscles to change facial expressions. These are all must have attributes for the socially acceptable robots of the future.
The brain behind the beauty will be the key to turning a realistic looking machine into a life like robot. AI plays a pivotal role in successful human/robot interaction.
When I think about the things that truly make me happy, travel is at the top of the list. I love experiencing somewhere for the first time, trying new cuisine, capturing architecture with the click of my camera, and – perhaps, most of all – being me!
The below quote really spoke to me:
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
- Saint Augustine
So much of the time I get overwhelmed by work, and the person who loses in that equation is not my boss or our clients, but ME!
Even if we cannot always be free to travel the world (c’mon, vacation days can only get you so far!), there should be ways to jazz up our days and weeks so we see things with a new perspective…
I am going to make a pact with myself to bring some of my travels, inspirations, and a “wish list” of destinations into my office space so they are as close to my eyes and workday as they are near and dear to my heart…
So long white walls, get prepared for a makeover! I’ll be sure to post some office photos of my “new space” once it gets converted…
Happy travelin’ (whether on the road, in the office, or just planning for next time around)!
Robotic engineers are designing the next generation of robots to look, feel and act more human, to make it easier for us to warm up to a cold machine.
Realistic looking hair and skin with embedded sensors will allow robots to react naturally in their environment. For example, a robot that senses your touch on the shoulder and turns to greet you.
Subtle actions by robots that typically go unnoticed between people, help bring them to life and can also relay non verbal communication.
Artificial eyes that move and blink. Slight chest movements that simulate breathing. Man made muscles to change facial expressions. These are all must have attributes for the socially acceptable robots of the future.
The brain behind the beauty will be the key to turning a realistic looking machine into a life like robot. AI plays a pivotal role in successful human/robot interaction.
When I think about the things that truly make me happy, travel is at the top of the list. I love experiencing somewhere for the first time, trying new cuisine, capturing architecture with the click of my camera, and – perhaps, most of all – being me!
The below quote really spoke to me:
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
- Saint Augustine
So much of the time I get overwhelmed by work, and the person who loses in that equation is not my boss or our clients, but ME!
Even if we cannot always be free to travel the world (c’mon, vacation days can only get you so far!), there should be ways to jazz up our days and weeks so we see things with a new perspective…
I am going to make a pact with myself to bring some of my travels, inspirations, and a “wish list” of destinations into my office space so they are as close to my eyes and workday as they are near and dear to my heart…
So long white walls, get prepared for a makeover! I’ll be sure to post some office photos of my “new space” once it gets converted…
Happy travelin’ (whether on the road, in the office, or just planning for next time around)!