Gen-Z Roboticists in the Age of ChatGPT
Recently, I had the good fortune to host my firm’s sixty-fourth Idea Dinner on the challenges and opportunities facing the...
Countering Luddite Politicians With Life (and Cost) Saving Machines
Last month, Candy Crush celebrated its decade birthday by hosting a free party in lower Manhattan. The climax culminated with...
The Impact of AI-Enabled Smart Cities
"All kinds of automation are great, BUT a city is about satisfying the quality of life of its residents before...
Reopening America with Intelligence in the Built Environment
As America celebrated this week its 245th year of Independence, New York City is beginning to show signs of liberation...
Robotic Startup Now Cuisine Takes On Ghost Kitchens and Drone Deliveries
The robotics industry is at an inflection point where the baton is being passed from the scientists to the practitioners....
Robot Stomachs: Powering Machines With Garbage and Urine
The World Bank estimates that 3.5 million tons of solid waste is produced by humans every day, with America accounting...
Are Robo-Butlers Really Handy?
“I am extremely skeptical about the quality of the artificial intelligence behind the housekeeping robot in Samsung’s CES video. They...
The Year of the SPAC and What it Means for Hardware
A record 219 companies went public through this fundraising vehicle that uses a reverse merger with an existing private business...
Smiling Robots Alleviate Human Anxieties with Expper Technologies
Loneliness and isolation are heightened in the midst of the pandemic. Can robots fill a void? Expper’s founder Karén Khachikyan...
Contact Tracing, Machines, And Civil Liberties
Already five regions within New York State have reopened for business, ushering in a new reality of “test, isolate, and...