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Feb 5, 2016
Will Retail Stores Of The Future Be Run By Robots?
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
Will Retail Stores of the future include robots as service/ floor reps & cashiers as reps — I believe so.
SoftBank gives preview Of robotic retail with Pepper, its humanoid robot.
Is our new tech-savvy customer base ready for robotic sales associates? Japanese tech firm SoftBank says yes, and offers its humanoid robot, Pepper, as an example.
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Feb 5, 2016
Star Trek Philosophy: “I know you’re a computer-generated image, but you seem so real.”
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, futurism
“I know that you’re a computer-generated image, but your smell, your touch, the way you feel, even the things you say and think seem so real.” — Commander William Riker.
Serious Wonder looks at various episodes of Star Trek to unlock their future-oriented humanist philosophy. — B.J. Murphy for Serious Wonder.
Feb 5, 2016
Fastest Light Pulses Show Electrons Are Sluggish
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: futurism, particle physics
It takes 100 attoseconds for a krypton electron to respond to light. That might not seem like much, but someday it could limit the speed of optoelectronic circuits.
