Written By:
Luke Wallace
Robots Continue Their Path to Home Automation Dominance
VP of Application Development, Bottle Rocket
Sci-Fi movies continue to inspire technologists around the world, and often the wildest ideas from just a few years ago become the household technology of tomorrow. We’re seeing the path to both humanoid robots (we could call these the C-3PO type robots), and the more utilitarian helper bots (perhaps known as the R2-D2 type). Both have made significant progress this year. Boston Dynamics has taken their humanoid robots named Atlas far beyond walking, now performing full dance routines and parkour. I see these robots someday being humanoid helpers in the home. Why replace all your light switches with automatic ones, when your robot could walk around and turn the lights on or off for you while you are away? And checking on your elderly parents can be done remotely, much like the movie Robot & Frank so adeptly illustrated. We’re still years away from a home version from Boston Dynamics, but that only allows more time for the technology to be refined.
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Image source: Boston Dynamics
