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Droning On About the Annual Meeting in Seattle

By Elizabeth Merritt

In Tuesday’s post, Henry Evans previewed the demonstration of telepresence robots (aka Remote Presence Devices) that CFM will be hosting in MuseumExpo. (If you want to sign up to “beam in” and visit the Expo via robot, …
Exploring Robots for Accessibility, in Seattle

By Elizabeth Merritt

Every year CFM organizes a glimpse of the future in AAM’s own section of MuseumExpo at the annual meeting. Last year we explored 3D printing. This year we are hosting demonstrations of several technologies related to accessibility and to …
Coming Soon: Your Robotic Chariot

By Elizabeth Merritt

What will be the first robot to be a part of your everyday life? OK, it may already be the Roomba–the little autonomous vacuum cleaner (80% of which are given names by their owners.) But I don’t think Roombas will radically …
Robots! Are Rosie, Voltron, Bender and their kin finally coming into their own?

By Elizabeth Merritt

For decades (if not centuries), futurists, writers and inventors have promised that robotic help—mechanized beings ready to serve as soldiers, maids, chauffeurs—is just on the horizon. In 1988 pundits predicted “convenience robots” would …
Futurist Friday: Flocks of Autonomous Flying Drones

By Elizabeth Merritt

Whether or not Amazon overcomes the difficulties of instituting drone deliver service in the US, drones have a bright future with a variety of applications. They are being used to survey archaeological sites, escort children to the bus …
Futurist Friday: Robots for Humanity

By Elizabeth Merritt

Yah, I know, I know. The last “Futurist Friday” was about robots, too. But this is too interesting to pass up. I’ve written about instances in which robots are replacing human labor. But as I read more, it seems like the …