An ABC Landline episode from 2018 highlighted Australian Vertical Systems Vertical farming as a way of producing food or crops stacked on top of one another, in an indoor environment. It…
Another brick in the wall…
According to Perth-based Fast Brick [@FBR] CEO, Mike Pivac: we are pleased to announce the first full home structure has been built with Hadrian X: What we have achieved here is…
VERA – Still not convinced?
Vera is an autonomous vehicle (developed by Volvo Trucks) that forms part of a larger system. It has the potential to optimise transport in highly-repetitive, short distance flows with large…
Parkour Atlas
The team at Boston Dynamics continue to astound. Making a robot look almost fluidly simple is an astoundingly complex feat. [At least for this simple hair-less ape] I recommend reading…
Automation – The risk…
Debate continues to rage, most certainly, about the extent, depth and specific implications of Automation and Artificial Intelligence on employment. I tend to be more pessimistic than some, particularly given…
Coffee anyone?
The past is a foreign country… A robotic barrista. No pods, “real”, personalised coffee. 120 Coffees in 60 Minutes. The robot fulfills 300 to 400 orders a day. The manufacturer, Cafe…
Susskind – 3 Myths about the future of work
Daniel Susskind – 3 Myths about the future of work ( and why they’re not true!) Links https://www.danielsusskind.com Robots & Jobs – The Evidence Polanyi’s Paradox and the Shape of…
Two types of People…
Who’s right? Elon Musk makes it very clear which type he is! The live-stream of the launch is here. In presentations I have made in the last eighteen months, I…
Decoupling Productivity
Another interesting piece from the Kurzgesagt team. They are perhaps more correct than they know [or fear] Decoupling productivity from human labour. This is the key difference when it comes…