
The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots

Within each job category, people perform different tasks: applying expertise, managing others, processing data, communicating with colleagues and stakeholders, doing predictable physical work and unpredictable physical work.
Daniela Rus • The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
technology doesn’t automate jobs. Technology automates tasks.
Daniela Rus • The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
63 percent of the jobs held in 2018 didn’t exist in 1940.
Daniela Rus • The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
but to ease the load on soldiers carrying heavy
Daniela Rus • The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
The trick is that this foot only sticks when it pulls in one direction and releases easily when it is moved in the other direction;
Daniela Rus • The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
First, we use a method called additive folding that takes a picture of an object and, from that picture, produces a 2D design pattern (using several algorithmic steps). This pattern can be printed using any rapid fabrication method (for example, a laser cutter). By folding the 2D pattern like an accordion, we can make a 3D replica of the object in
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Today, smart watches track our movements and heart rates to give us a vague sense of health. What if we could collect more of this data and build and maintain digital models of ourselves that help us make better choices throughout the day?