Robot Cities: Three Urban Prototypes for Future Living
“In the past five years, national governments have started to see automation as the key to (better) urban futures. Many cities are becoming test beds for national and local governments for experimenting with robots in social spaces, where robots have both practical purpose (to facilitate everyday life) and a very symbolic role (to demonstrate good city governance). Whether through autonomous cars, automated pharmacists, service robots in local stores, or autonomous drones delivering Amazon parcels, cities are being automated at a steady pace…”
https://singularityhub.com/2018/04/13/robot-cities-three-urban-prototypes-for-future-living/
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“A LITTLE, STRANGE!” BUT, WHAT, DO, I KNOW.
Nicer than the cities they build for humans.
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