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Automating for a Better WorldClusters, Impact, and the Bottom Line
Daniel TheobaldCoFounder and Chief Innovation Officer, VecnaCoFounder, MassRobotics
RoboUniverseNew York, New York
April 12, 2016
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The Three Laws of Robotics
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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What was then science fiction is now reality.**Does not refer to mind-reading robots, faster-than-light space travel, eternal life, colonizing other planets, high-speed moving walkways, accelerator strips.
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Advanced robotics across
health care, manufacturing,
and services could generate a
potential economic impact of
$1.7 trillion to $4.5 trillion per
year by 2025.Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economyMcKinsey & Company, May 2013
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There are some jobs humans shouldn’t do
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We need to accelerate.
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We don’t adhere to Moore’s Law for the hell of it. It’s a fundamental expectation that everybody at Intel buys into… We simply don’t accept the growing complexity of the challenge as an excuse not to keep it going.
Craig BarrettCEO, Intel 2002
Moore’s Law
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Seek inspiration & innovation everywhere
Build on the successes of others
Launch MPVs quickly
Collect Data
Synthesize
Robotics’Formula for Success
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Robots take on theboring, repetitive,and dangerous jobs
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So that we can contributemore meaningfully.
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The Three Laws of Robotics
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
The Three Laws of Robotics
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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Technological Advancement
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No sensible decision can be made without taking into account
not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Isaac Asimov
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If humanity cannot stop causing itself harm,
we should not use robots.
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Daniel [email protected]
Better technology, better world.