Comments on: The Autonomous Forklift http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Autonomous tech 'requires debate' | Innovation Toronto http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-7313 Autonomous tech 'requires debate' | Innovation Toronto Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:45:23 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-7313 [...] The Autonomous Forklift (singularityhub.com) [...] [...] The Autonomous Forklift (singularityhub.com) [...]

]]> By: The Next Paradigm http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 The Next Paradigm Sun, 24 May 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1348 [...] More links abound. Seriously. I could do this all day. [...] [...] More links abound. Seriously. I could do this all day. [...]

]]> By: The Pocket Sized Robotic Scout: a Soldier’s New Best Friend | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 The Pocket Sized Robotic Scout: a Soldier’s New Best Friend | Singularity Hub Thu, 21 May 2009 16:56:46 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1309 [...] – 12:56 pm | by Andrew Kessel | // There are robots to do everything nowadays.  They move pallets, act as a butler and even scoop kitty poo, so it must come as no surprise that robots are heavily [...] [...] – 12:56 pm | by Andrew Kessel | // There are robots to do everything nowadays.  They move pallets, act as a butler and even scoop kitty poo, so it must come as no surprise that robots are heavily [...]

]]> By: RiSE: The Robotic Wall Crawler | Singularity Hub http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 RiSE: The Robotic Wall Crawler | Singularity Hub Mon, 18 May 2009 15:27:21 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1261 [...] is nowhere close to over.  Singularity Hub has reported on a multitude of autonomous machines (the autonomous forklift, KIVA, Asimo) that may one day force honest, hardworking people to the unemployment lines.  Maybe [...] [...] is nowhere close to over.  Singularity Hub has reported on a multitude of autonomous machines (the autonomous forklift, KIVA, Asimo) that may one day force honest, hardworking people to the unemployment lines.  Maybe [...]

]]> By: David Wood http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 David Wood Fri, 15 May 2009 14:15:28 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1242 What service based jobs are we talking about here? Retail? Walmart and many other stores are putting in more of the self service checkouts all the time. They have a great ROI. It's only a matter of time before department store like JC Penney's and the like start using them en masse. Production continues to increase at a greater pace than domestic job creation. More and more people are working in part time jobs. After the economy recovers, the unemployment rate won't go down because of 40/week jobs that pay all the bills, it will be because of part time poverty level paying jobs that require people to depend more and more on social welfare services. The green energy movement will create a certain number of jobs, but not near enough to make a dent in the big picture. What service based jobs are we talking about here? Retail? Walmart and many other stores are putting in more of the self service checkouts all the time. They have a great ROI. It’s only a matter of time before department store like JC Penney’s and the like start using them en masse. Production continues to increase at a greater pace than domestic job creation. More and more people are working in part time jobs. After the economy recovers, the unemployment rate won’t go down because of 40/week jobs that pay all the bills, it will be because of part time poverty level paying jobs that require people to depend more and more on social welfare services. The green energy movement will create a certain number of jobs, but not near enough to make a dent in the big picture.

]]> By: David Wood http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 David Wood Fri, 15 May 2009 13:31:49 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1241 Has Singularity Hub done a story on Seegrid Corp, co-founded by Hans Moravec? Their GT3 Tugger and GP8 Pallet Truck are two autonomous warehouse robots that are already in commercial use and doing great. http://seegrid.com/ Has Singularity Hub done a story on Seegrid Corp, co-founded by Hans Moravec? Their GT3 Tugger and GP8 Pallet Truck are two autonomous warehouse robots that are already in commercial use and doing great.

http://seegrid.com/

]]> By: Benjamin Wright http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/14/the-autonomous-forklift/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Benjamin Wright Thu, 14 May 2009 19:29:28 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=3387#comment-1232 As robots become more common, questions arise about how they will be controlled from the perspective of social accountability. One way to regulate robot behavior is to form legal contracts with their owners. The contracts might be formed, on the fly, as the robots operate in the field. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/01/robot-surveillance-contracts.html As robots become more common, questions arise about how they will be controlled from the perspective of social accountability. One way to regulate robot behavior is to form legal contracts with their owners. The contracts might be formed, on the fly, as the robots operate in the field. –Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/01/robot-surveillance-contracts.html

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