{"id":2035,"date":"2019-10-29T04:51:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T04:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:50:51","slug":"predictions-2019-cobots-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/ai-ml\/predictions-2019-cobots-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions 2019: The cobots are coming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2035\" class=\"elementor elementor-2035\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-386deedd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386deedd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3496a829\" data-id=\"3496a829\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19adc5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19adc5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>As cobots are able to physically move and do more, teams of people can interact and utilise these robots in new ways together\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c85634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c85634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nJames Glasnapp and Nick Meehan, The Palo Alto Research Center<\/blockquote>\nUp until the last decade, robots were created to operate autonomously or with restricted guidance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dd9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4dd9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the past few years, telepresence robots have been around, but have not gained widespread traction in the enterprise, note James Glasnapp, and Nick Meehan of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parc.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Palo Alto Research Center<\/a>\u00a0(PARC).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2136e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2136e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYet, increasingly we are seeing classes of robots designed to interact with people in a distributed physical space, according to Glasnapp and Meehan, who are UX researcher, and designer and technologist respectively, at\u00a0PARC, a Xerox Company.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cec89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cec89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the year comes to an end, the two share with\u00a0<em>CIO New Zealand<\/em>\u00a0some predictions on digital workplace, specifically, the rise of the cobot &#8211; a robot interacting and functioning with people.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4109eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4109eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"brand-post-in-article-promo\">\u00a0\u201cMoving into 2019, we will see an expansion of these office and personal robots meant to help us collaborate and coordinate action with others,\u201d they state.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee7d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee7d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor example, Temi has put out a telepresence robot with high-quality speakers, an intelligent voice assistant, and basic autonomy. Fusion has developed collaborative robotic arms in the form of a telepresence backpack. Ava robotics is focusing on autonomy, allowing robots to move freely in offices. Beam has increased the size of their touch screens and the included wide-angle HD cameras in their latest offerings. Anki released a countertop robotic home assistant.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eff0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe explosion of robotics startups in the valley and the steady march towards robotics in the office and the home isn\u2019t a coincidence,\u201d they state further.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ccfc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ccfc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\u00a0\u201cThe growing automotive push towards\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.co.nz\/article\/587689\/no-human-drivers-20-years-steve-wozniak\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">self-driving cars<\/a>\u00a0and maturation of the set of technologies that support it is rapidly advancing our ability to integrate autonomy in unstructured environments, allowing for robots to participate in activities beyond the warehouse or factory floor(or vacuuming your carpet).\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9008ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9008ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>Voice assistants, like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, meanwhile, have created new interaction models that make human-machine interaction beyond touches and clicks, less of a burden. And lastly, the maturation of robotics, in general, is making this possible in ways that would have been difficult to imagine a few years ago.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d1866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5d1866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobotics Operating System, ROS is now in its 11th year of development, they state.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ed68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716ed68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat started as a research tool born out of Willow Garage, is now reached a level of maturity and stability that not just researchers but enterprise are open to adopting for their systems. Google has added ROS support to the Android platform, allowing small startups like Omni Labs to quickly deploy a 3D printed telepresence robot, on a hardened Android platform.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f401fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f401fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\u201cWhen adding it all up, we believe 2019 will be an exciting year for collaborative robotics.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcc41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcc41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>Glasnapp and Meehan distil the four trends to watch out for in the coming year:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Telepresence robots will increasingly be more attractive to remote workers and people who work with them. We don\u2019t see the office going away any time soon, but teams will continue to be distributed geographically. Creating opportunities for better collaboration for remote participants is a pain point easily addressed by the latest telepresence robotic platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29c3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c29c3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Telepresence robots will frequently have better technology that allows remote observers better sensing of the physical environment in which the robot inhabits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside>\u00a0<\/aside>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Telepresence robots will allow certain types of travel to become a thing of the past because as the costs lower, it becomes cheaper to send a robot instead of personally traveling to a meeting or site visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li>What the digital smartphone is to the individual, telepresence robots are to groups. This means that as these cobots are able to physically move and do more, teams of people can interact and utilise these robots in new ways together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb7634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bb7634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r9nfiii89r0l.cloudfront.net\/dimg\/435x435\/dimg\/dreamstime_m_101637646.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past few years, telepresence robots have been around, but have not gained widespread traction in the enterprise. &nbsp;Yet, increasingly we are seeing classes of robots designed to interact with people in a distributed physical space. Moving into 2019, we will see an expansion of these office and personal robots meant to help us collaborate and coordinate action with others. As the year comes to an end, here are&nbsp;some predictions on digital workplace, specifically, the rise of the cobot &#8211; a robot interacting and functioning with people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":2500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[97],"ppma_author":[2954],"class_list":["post-2035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-ml","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"authors":[{"term_id":2954,"user_id":423,"is_guest":0,"slug":"divina-paredes","display_name":"Divina Paredes","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Paredes","first_name":"Divina","job_title":"","description":"Divina Paredes is the editor of CIO New Zealand and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.co.nz\">www.cio.co.nz<\/a> , the premium leadership and management resource for information and communications technology (ICT) executives and members of the CXO suite. 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