http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/ Engadget Comments for iRobot CTO steps down -- ironically, looks to "rehumanize" US manufacturing with robots http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Top searched comfortable shoes.]]>Sep 3rd 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
Nothing?]]>Sep 3rd 2008 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/02/google-launches-chrome-a-new-web-browser/
Uhm, anyone remember the sister site which deals with internet trends?

It's kind of lame, I know, but it's not as bad as reading Roseann Barr's blog.]]>Sep 3rd 2008 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/And a way to check how many suckers never read an EULA (= the number of downloads).
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read: unwilling to do manual labor but capable of turning a few robots on and off ]]>Sep 3rd 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/]]>Sep 3rd 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
Seriously, is that a joke?]]>Sep 3rd 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
The firm I'm working for is currently employed by Heartland Robotics and the departure of Brooks is old news to us. I can assure you that their goal is to augment workers with cheap robots to help cut costs of domestic labor. The key is the "cheap" part. They can do this by using human intelligence to run the robots instead of creating full assembly line robotics. They wish to bring manufacturing back to the mainland.

Now, what stops China from copying the business model is beyond me...]]>Sep 3rd 2008 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
When this happens, when robots can provide cheap shoes at less cost, the rich countries will have little use for child cobblers in Bangladesh. Developed countries may see a resurgence in robotic manufacturing.

The problem is that these systems will also eliminate certain types of jobs in massive numbers. As in the past, we may see a seismic shift in the American workforce, with numbers of higher paid jobs for robotics programmers and technicians replacing low wage manufacturing of today. ]]>Sep 3rd 2008 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
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Why is everyone ragging on Engadget about Chrome? They'll write about it when it comes out for Mac OS X. ;-)]]>Sep 3rd 2008 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/
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Ha, really? That's gonna give haters some cognitive dissonance ;p]]>Sep 3rd 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Seriously though - I understand what they mean by humanizing the workforce - it means getting rid of all jobs that don't need humans - such as fixing parts that don't pass quality control. There will always be a place for humans in the workforce - both for the "human touch" as waiters, hairdressers, etc. and for creativity. The real question is - can everyone be creative, and does our current trend of pushing standardized tests as the only way to measure school's efficiency foster the creativity or "human touch" that the future workforce will need for the only jobs left available to them? ]]>Sep 3rd 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Plus that software has been developed many many years ago already.

Robots are a great thing, but only if you accept the industrial revolution and implement some what americans call 'socialism', ie if the superior robots work for the population then you can use their output to support the people without the people having to slave.
But of course america is not know for its ability to adapt their thinking, sorry to sound anti-american but you know it's just true in your heart.]]>Sep 3rd 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/03/irobot-cto-steps-down-ironically-looks-to-rehumanize-us-ma/Sep 3rd 2008 7:37PM