2021 in review - the year in AI, automation, robophobia and how to cure it
Another busy year in the booming AI and robotics sectors.
Robotics
UK robotics - government forecasts small gains from massive inaction
The latest BEIS report outlines the UK robotics opportunity, but the government needs to do more.
Robophobia and how to cure it - why robots need to meet human needs and not just look like us
China’s World Robot Conference showcased a fast-maturing industry and exposed the contrast between the real world of robotic innovation with what the public and media imagine the future will look like.
Albertsons - bringing "joy to grocery shopping" through a digital overhaul
Albertsons wants to bring "joy to grocery shopping". Striking the right omni-channel retail balance in the Vaccine Economy will be critical.
The five laws of robotic software automation
Israeli software company NICE talks about how to prevent ‘robot anxiety’, crime, and techno abuse. But can its plan work?
Drones - are we opening our skies to nuisance and chaos?
A key area of debate is conspicuous by its absence at a recent policy conference on drones. Drone deliveries may make life in our cities unbearable.
Robots - it’s about the service, not the hardware
We take a look at the world of service robotics in a host of different industries, and hear from the CEO of a UK success story.
It’s summertime for robots, says UK industry showcase
It’s the launch of a summer season of robotics events, as the UK – hopefully – begins its economic recovery. Is the sun rising on the robots?
How Target's omni-channel leap of faith 5 years ago set it up for retail's COVID crisis and beyond
In 2016, US retailer Target set off on an omni-channel transformation journey that 'loved the store'; in 2020, that foresight paid off during the COVID crisis. Where to now in the Vaccine Economy?
AI in Retail - Ocado goes bananas for robot food pickers
Ocado Technology is training its robots to be more sensitive as pressures from the rise in online shopping grow, explains Isabel Richards, Head of UK Development Centers.
Robot empowerment - a viable alternative to Asimov's three laws of robotics?
Human-robot interaction is upon us - we're in dire need of a framework that makes sense. Asimov's three laws of robotics are one model, but is it applicable to today's robots? An alternative based on robot "empowerment" is worth a close look.
The urgency of workflow automation in pandemic times - is low-code a difference-maker? Cherwell's CEO shares field stories
I've been pushing back against low-code evangelists for years - so why not talk to a low-code advocate? But as my discussion with Cherwell CEO Sam Gilliland shows, low-code has matured at the right time. Here's how Cherwell's customers are using workflow automation - and my review.
More drones in the sky in one day than planes in a year - Amazonian number-crunching
A critical look at what might happen to our cities if we get deliveries by drone.
