2015-04-29, 23:15
What Legos Taught Me About How Robots Should Work
For many of us, building with and taking apart to build again with Lego’s was a formative part of our childhood – there was a lot of creativity and flexibility built into the box of bricks and pieces. Now, when my son and I work with Lego’s, more often than not, there’s a specific end result. It’s a lot like how robots have been built for decades – designed to perform a single task. Today’s move toward mass customization and always-shrinking window for competitive advantage requires multipurpose robots that can change applications quickly…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimlawton/20...uture-tech
For many of us, building with and taking apart to build again with Lego’s was a formative part of our childhood – there was a lot of creativity and flexibility built into the box of bricks and pieces. Now, when my son and I work with Lego’s, more often than not, there’s a specific end result. It’s a lot like how robots have been built for decades – designed to perform a single task. Today’s move toward mass customization and always-shrinking window for competitive advantage requires multipurpose robots that can change applications quickly…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimlawton/20...uture-tech