Meet Max, the first robotic 3D printer to earn NAHB membership

Alternative homebuilding remains a small section of the market, but everything from cost challenges to worker shortages within the traditional model suggest there’s ample room for automation technologies to change how homes are built. Continue reading

OJO exec Chris Heller joins robotic letter writing startup’s board

Audience.co mounts a real pen on a robot to create notes that appear to be written by a human hand. The company says this increases their effectiveness for lead generation. Continue reading

How to Prepare for Human-Machine Partnerships at Work

(There have been many scary stories lately about how robots and artificial intelligence will increasingly replace human jobs in the coming years. So, you may be nervous about what the future holds for you and your career. In this excerpt from their new… Continue reading

How to Prepare for Human-Machine Partnerships at Work

(There have been many scary stories lately about how robots and artificial intelligence will increasingly replace human jobs in the coming years. So, you may be nervous about what the future holds for you and your career. In this excerpt from their new… Continue reading

Keren Etkin: Discovering the Intersection of Gerontology and Technology

Keren Etkin, 32, calls herself “a gerontologist by training and a tech enthusiast by nature.” In 2015, Etkin, who lives in Tel Aviv, received a master’s degree in gerontology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and two years later, founded TheGero… Continue reading

Alexa who? Yotelpad Miami will offer robot butlers

In the underway Miami location, Yotelpad partnered with a company called TechMetics to roll-out three robotic hospitality robots to assist owners and, of course, add the appeal of futuristic smarts to the marketing literature. Continue reading

How Social Robots Could Help Older Patients Help Themselves

Designers of social and assistive robots clearly have figured out how to make their creations lovable, including giving them cute names. There’s Paro, Aibo and Buddy,  to name a few. But while experts still expect social robots to find a niche in the c… Continue reading

How voice-activated tech is going to humanize real estate

Voice recognition technology will be the most powerful computing step change we’ve experienced since the launch of the iPhone. Why is it so powerful, and how can it help real estate agents? Continue reading