Connection

By Mike Schultz in COVID on

> .@vivek_murthy [https://twitter.com/vivek_murthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] stopped by #SXSW [https://twitter.com/hashtag/SXSW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] 2022 for a conversation on loneliness and the importance of community trust and social connection. pic.twitter.com/Q76sR4DLRN [https://t.co/Q76sR4DLRN]…

ZoraBots

By Mike Schultz in Robots on

Back to robots and health care. This time with video. Not much of it comforting (to me). via The New York Times [https://nyti.ms/2zp86Lc]…

Learning from Amazon Locker

By Mike Schultz in Robots on

> Amazon’s lockers gave me a shameful taste of a world without people https://t.co/5qPy0YPqnn pic.twitter.com/xJy5bUJCJM [https://t.co/xJy5bUJCJM] — The Verge (@verge) March 28, 2017 [https://twitter.com/verge/status/846685823802204160] This will make you reconsider the enthusiasm for robots you've…

The evidence is mounting

By Mike Schultz in Alone Together on

> Could smartphones be eroding our trust in others? https://t.co/DGJLASlP3a — Fast Company (@FastCompany) January 13, 2017 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/819910643193184256]…

And I can't even get used to bot sex

By Mike Schultz in Robots on

> Experts predict human-robot marriage will be legal by 2050 https://t.co/zhDJj3WUI6 — Quartz (@qz) December 26, 2016 [https://twitter.com/qz/status/813398146495684608] @gdjasuja's comment is priceless—Are you sure the world will have humans by 2050? via @swissmiss [https://twitter.com/swissmiss/status/813408832319844352]…

Robot Companionship?

By Mike Schultz in Alone Together on

> Lonely at the wheel? Toyota wants to sell you a talking robot to keep you company: https://t.co/e3ontjspa7 pic.twitter.com/r8G5n4UTlF [https://t.co/r8G5n4UTlF] — CNNTech (@cnntech) October 11, 2016 [https://twitter.com/cnntech/status/785843268793802752] Only $400 (and aa trip to Japan)for a companion.…

It's Coming

By Mike Schultz in Alone Together on

> Robots are getting emotional. https://t.co/Ig9NxkilkB pic.twitter.com/XULCq0jm8u [https://t.co/XULCq0jm8u] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) October 10, 2016 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/785412269685542913]…

Wait. What?

By Mike Schultz in Robots on

> Toyota is creating 'sophisticated' robots to take care of elderly people https://t.co/CU52cVIiaE pic.twitter.com/zw4qyOSh67 [https://t.co/zw4qyOSh67] — Social Media Insider (@SocialMedia411) June 21, 2016 [https://twitter.com/SocialMedia411/status/745071271168385024] Here's more evidence that this is a trend that…