Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wearable Technology and AI
Wearable Technology and AI Combine to Predict the Onset of Health Problems:
Introducing the Microsoft Edge DevTools Protocol
Introducing the Microsoft Edge DevTools Protocol
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/05/11/introducing-edge-devtools-protocol/?MC=WebDev&MC=JavaScript&MC=Java&MC=Testing&MC=MobileDev
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/05/11/introducing-edge-devtools-protocol/?MC=WebDev&MC=JavaScript&MC=Java&MC=Testing&MC=MobileDev
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Employee Monitoring
From Grauniad of the UK
Suspension of disbelief
The mere idea that it might be completely normal for an employer to implant microchips into members of staff to better monitor them -- that very idea is extraordinary. And, of course, the said employees are all volunteers! 😁
Why not brand them with the company logo on their buttocks, while we are at it?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/14/is-your-boss-secretly-or-not-so-secretly-watching-you
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From microchip implants to wristband
trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology
is enabling employers to watch staff in more and more intrusive ways. How
worried should we be?
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Robot News
From Grauniad of the UK
One would have thought there were more than enough people around...
What's better: doing all your banking on line, or going into a branch manned by robots and equipped with machines?
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/14/shanghai-robot-bank-china-worlds-first-human-free-branch-construction
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Industrial robot Unmanned dumplings factory
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Jumping Robot
BBC
What bothers me is that he doesn't have a head. They could stick a plastic head on top of the robot -- Larry or Mo or Curly, for instance. Or the head of a wild boar, grinning, as he jogs past you: unforgettable.
The humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics is seen running through a field and jumping over a log.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-44089636/atlas-the-robot-shows-off-running-skills
Atlas the robot shows off running skills
What bothers me is that he doesn't have a head. They could stick a plastic head on top of the robot -- Larry or Mo or Curly, for instance. Or the head of a wild boar, grinning, as he jogs past you: unforgettable.
The humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics is seen running through a field and jumping over a log.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-44089636/atlas-the-robot-shows-off-running-skills
Atlas the robot shows off running skills
When Robots Talk
From Grauniad of the UK
Hopefully, before long, people will be able to send their humanoid robot double into work, and no one will notice the difference...
And, if the dinner date is nothing to look forward to, the Replicant can go along and stand in for Master.
What a bright AI-enabled future.
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"I was asking Roger a question and he sounded, somewhat robotic."
"Robotic? You mean, more than usual?"
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/08/google-duplex-assistant-phone-calls-robot-human?