Electronic Design
  • Resources
  • Directory
  • Webinars
  • CAD Models
  • Video
  • Blogs
  • More Publications
  • Advertise
    • Search
  • Top Stories
  • Tech Topics
  • Analog
  • Power
  • Embedded
  • Test
  • AI / ML
  • Automotive
  • Data Sheets
  • Topics
    - TechXchange Topics --- Markets --AutomotiveAutomation-- Technologies --AnalogPowerTest & MeasurementEmbedded
    Resources
    Electronic Design ResourcesTop Stories of the WeekNew ProductsKit Close-UpElectronic Design LibrarySearch Data SheetsCompany DirectoryBlogsContribute
    Members
    ContentBenefitsSubscribeDigital editions
    Advertise
    https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicDesign
    https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4210549/
    https://twitter.com/ElectronicDesgn
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKEiQ9dob20rIqTA7ONfJg
    1. Technologies
    2. Test & Measurement

    Technology research analyst explains how robots come to their senses

    June 23, 2016
    Rick Nelson

    San Jose, CA. The future of robotics is…beer pong? Maybe not, but Empire Robotics’ Versaball Beer Pong Robot was an example cited by Francis Rabuck, a technology research analyst at RoboUniverse, in a presentation at Sensors Expo & Conference.

    Beer pong is a relatively frivolous application, but Rabuck cited many more serious ones made possible through sensor technology—such as using drone thermal imaging to help measure the crop water stress index (CWSI).

    As for the human interface, he said voice will become ultimate interface for the IoT world, where devices will have no keyboards. Speech recognition has advanced well beyond moving through a menu by reciting numbers in what he called the Lawrence Welk approach—“ah one and ah two….”

    Nevertheless, he said, challenges remain. For example, consider the question, “Do you want to buy stocks or bonds?” A robot would need to determine whether this is a yes-no question or an either-or question. Viv, he said, is an approach toward intelligent speech interfaces and the understanding of complex queries.

    He also discussed touch and soft robotics, citing work of the Wyss Institute. Work is also proceeding on the sense of smell, he said, adding that the ability of machines to create smell could help with the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. He also commented on emotional robots, like Jibo and ones from Hanson Robotics.

    The future, he said, will be made possible in part by devices that are smaller, faster, and cheaper, but data science and analytics will also play a key role.

    Challenges, he concluded, will also relate to social policy. It’s well noted that robots can take jobs. And with voice becoming the dominant interface, Rabuck said, privacy becomes an issue—after all, a talking Barbie doll is also a listening Barbie doll.

    Continue Reading

    Relax, Robots aren’t Coming for You

    Induction Motor Position-Sensing Solution Replaces Encoders

    Sponsored Recommendations

    Low noise & precision: Enhance power and signal integrity to improve system-level protection and accuracy

    Dec. 1, 2023

    How to reduce EMI and shrink power-supply size with an integrated active EMI filter

    Dec. 1, 2023

    Reduce EMI and shrink solution size with Hot Rod packaging

    Dec. 1, 2023

    Introduction to EMI in power supply designs

    Dec. 1, 2023

    Comments

    To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Electronic Design, create an account today!

    I already have an account

    New

    Checking Out the NXP Hovergames NavQPlus

    TrustInSoft Analyzer Demo Shines a Spotlight on Its Capabilities

    11 Myths About Generative AI

    Most Read

    Taking on Decarbonization and Digitalization in Electronics

    Vital Sign Monitoring from Inside a Mattress

    The Fastest Way To Connect To The Cloud…Learn About IoTConnect


    Sponsored

    ANATOMY OF A SMART WAREHOUSE

    Autonomous Robots Meet Consumer Luggage

    Mobile Robots and Cobots for Warehouse Automation

    Electronic Design
    https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicDesign
    https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4210549/
    https://twitter.com/ElectronicDesgn
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKEiQ9dob20rIqTA7ONfJg
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Do Not Sell or Share
    • Privacy & Cookie Policy
    • Terms of Service
    © 2023 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
    Endeavor Business Media Logo