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Robots Rescue Friday Dinner
The following vignette is inspired by the recent advancements in robotic food preparation and delivery. I for one, would welcome our new robot sous-chefs. Alone in her office, Jennifer was growing weary. The conference call had been plodding along for several hours. It was a painful, tedious call. The CFO just used the word “candidly”.…
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Is This Robot Worth It?
Eight inches of new-fallen snow covers my driveway. As the final flakes drop, I ponder how and when I will address the situation. Suddenly, there is a knock at my front door. I open it and a man with a snow shovel says, “Hello. I will shovel your driveway for $40 if that offer pleases…
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The Farm of the Near Future
The morning sun began to creep gently over the east side of the corn field. The farm’s control system orchestrated a discussion between the weather sensors on the premises and the web services providing the daily forecast. It made the decision to turn on the irrigation for the full cycle today. A small flock of…