The departure of Bill Gates hasn’t even cooled off yet in the press, and all of a sudden Microsoft is talking about robots!
“If we are correct about our investment, and this marketplace really does take off in the next three to five years, then we take our revenues as the marketplace builds,” said Tandy Trower, general manager of the Microsoft Robotics Group. [...]
Dubbed the Microsoft Robotics Studio, the system aims to create common technological underpinnings for what is now a relatively fragmented industry. The company says it’s intended for use with a wide range of robots, from those in factories to the growing number of robots available to consumers.
It might take many years, but Microsoft believes robotics could present a big opportunity as the market grows, said Tandy Trower, general manager of the Microsoft Robotics Group. He cited estimates predicting that consumer robotics alone will grow into a multibillion-dollar industry in five to 10 years.
But my absolute favorite line in this whole thing comes towards the end where they say:
However, Spencer said Microsoft is unique in putting together a comprehensive system for robotics software development. “I don’t see any downside in this case; I really don’t,” he said.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. HA! Ahh… that’s almost as good of a joke as how the Chinese are trying to claim that mobile execution vans are a vast improvement in human rights. Good times. Good times.
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6 Comments
we use robots all the time though we are oblivious to the fact. there is a robot posting your articles as we speak tim. nothing sinister in that is there?
I bet you can’t wait until the robots are driving the execution vans!
if it gets to that point i don`t think there`s much hope for humans. is bill gates a robot?
We something must done…what to do thought, is the question. Seems that only people with alot of money can effect serious change. Aren’t there any *good* people out there with lots of dough that like conspiracy stuff? Or at least like minded people, people of our ilk?
In the mean time we can do something like this:
http://www.comics.com/comics/brevity//index.html
why should we do anything? there are those who have always wanted to destroy technology. the were called luddites. there is an assumption that robots are somehow dangerous and insideous. using this assumption as the basis for an arguement can lead to erronious conclusions.
personally, i like technology……..like the one we`re all communicating through.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
for clarity`s sake.