Future of Engineering

What's in store for the future of technology? For paul saffo, a noted silicon valley forecaster and a consulting associate professor of mechanical engineering at stanford university, that's the wrong question. "what is the future of homeownership?" saffo asked me rhetorically during a recent interview. His answer is as interesting as the question. Saffo says a robot is any computer-powered device or software program that directly interacts with the physical world. A "softbot," for example, is what you get from nuance communications when it creates a voice recognition system that gives you directions or assists you with a travel booking.

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Keywords: Softbot, saffo, nuance communications, bionics, multicore chips, advanced micro devices(amd),

Labels: Automation, Mechanical-Engineering