Minimum wage, Atlas Robot

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California's new minimum wage expected to boost Bay Area automation firms
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29723985/californias-new-minimum-wage-expected-boost-bay-area
During my lifetime, each time there is a wage raise, employers whine and complain. This time they are cheering. The truth behind $15 an hour is: automation. That's why.

Atlas, The Next Generation
A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5' 9" tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.


Catch up if you can. Your children's autism should be (should have been) a 5-minute issue. Solve it, move on. There are bigger issues.

Hmm ... a degree in robotics seems to be in order ...

I wonder if Atlas can shrug its shoulders.

Degree? My 8-year old daughter is taking a robotics class in school, a public school. That's considered late nowadays. For all I care she can open a noodle house as her career when she grows up, if she wants to. But, learning to never stop learning, that, is what I care. Now, go and ask parents of autistic children to make video clips...ouch!

I see what you did there.

Kurt Vonnegut would say Altas already shrugged.

Correction. It seems like my children may prefer to open a taco stand. (I don't really have music training, but an electronic keyboard and Audacity sound editor do make miracles happen.)



Oh, and my daughter already finished her robot project in school. It was a Lego Mindstorms Unicycle robot. I asked her opinion about the Atlas robot. She said the Atlas robot was mostly awesome, but that when it stood up after being knocked down, it was a bit scary.