Sharing the load: identifying tasks for robotics, automation, and AI In her 1958 bookThe Human Condition, Hannah Arendt distinguished between ‘work’, which is fulfilling and offers opportunities for self-deve
Agency is a prerequisite for acting responsibly, while responsibility encompasses the entire process from the conception, planning, and execution of an action to the evaluation of its outcomes. Responsibility is often understood as “the obligation to satisfactorily perform a task,” and accountability ...
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For robotics and other applications, the position of the mechanical system must always be known, even in the event of a power loss. One of the major costs and inefficiencies associated with standard robots, cobots, and other automated assembly equipment is the resulting down...
The first concept we will introduce is that of “joint activity,” inspired by the work of the distinguished linguist Herbert Clark [11]. To better intuit the concept of joint activity, consider an example of playing the same sheet of music as a solo versus a duet. Although the sheet of...
Automation is mainly referring to the process level. The fundamental idea of Industry 4.0 lies in “boosting efficiency via sensible automation” (Heng, 2015). When specified, phrases refer to the automation of production, or also more specifically automated services (Lasi et al., 2014; Schlechten...
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Natalia Nygren Modjeska, Research Director, AI & Intelligent Automation - OMDIA William Hurley (Whurley), Founder & CEO - Strangeworks Romi Mahajan, CEO - Nuclear Fusion Company ExoFusion Michael Shepherd, Sr. Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology Office - Dell Technologies ...
One noteworthy development is the adoption of three-dimensional (3D) plant phenotyping methods [3]. Advancements in 3D image acquisition and processing methods are increasingly being applied and explored in the agricultural industry: automation and robotics are entering agriculture. Examples are autonomous...
This section gives an overview of the application of 4IR technologies relevant to the fashion industry: robotics and intelligent manufacturing, 3D printing and knitting, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. What follows is a discussion of how these technologies address the three ...