I read a lot of technology based news. It is part of my job to stay up on what is happening and how it could affect my role and the people who I work for. These days I have seen a lot of stories about robots. They seem to be a big thing, they show them off by making them dance or talk, play chess or even ride a bicycle. That is nice and everything and I get that having them do those things is just a demo of what else they can do, but I don’t think they will really take off until they prove they can do some really practical things. I thought I would make a list of all the things I would buy a robot to do for me.
1. Take out the trash. If it could remember that Thursday morning the trash needs to be at the curb, gather all the cans in the house, dump them in big one and put it out. I would buy it today! No amount of money would be enough to keep me out of trouble for forgetting that one.
2. Stop the dog from barking. Just stand in the yard and yell at my dog to shut up every time a leaf falls or a car goes by. I tried one of those annoying sound machines but the dog didn’t seem to notice. Since my yard is now under a foot of snow, the robot would also have to figure out how to not freeze or stuck in the snow.
3. Make dinner. Let’s face it ever since the Jetsons we have looked for a way to say a voice command and have dinner appear. If it could have it on the table when we all get home and do the dishes after no man or woman would not take on a second job just to pay to have it. I would deliver pizza at night just to make the payments on that robot, of course the flip side is less pizzas would be needed for delivery, but hey, I can dream can’t I?