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I was really skeptical on reading this article. I mean, what's the point if everyone going to be working remotely one day then why have space and robots? But th
by nkassis 16y ago
I was really skeptical on reading this article. I mean, what's the point if everyone going to be working remotely one day then why have space and robots? But the comments here are changing my view. What if I could have a generic robot in the house that my doctor could log into? It still seams far fetch but for 5K why not? Even the gov ( I live in canada) could provide these to people in need. A robotic nurse is going to be really useful one day. With less commute home care could scale better.
Of course if the robot could also be used by a plumber(auto sanitizing feature ;p) car mechanic... I don't have to go out of my house. Which is a scary idea ;p
Aside from security and privacy issues (pull the plug?) I think that's not such a bad idea.
- mkramlich 16y agoAssuming that not everybody can be telecommuting from a remote location, then one role for this sort of a robot would be in letting remote managerial types check up on the workers who ARE working "on site" (not telecommuting). Of course, just having mounted cameras at the workplace could do this, but if you have a very large or complex facility layout, or simply don't want to have a large number of cameras, then a roving robot may be nice. I suspect the unit price will have to come down by an order of magnitude or more before they become competitive enough with the stationary camera alternative.