Category Archives: Nonlinear Thinking

Nonlinear Thinking: Military Robot that Does It All

Posted on February 7, 2012 by macromon

MIT’s Technology Review reports on iRobot’s Warrior, which is “strong enough to tow a car and dexterous enough to open its trunk using the handle.”    The Warrior rides on caterpillar tracks, weighs 450 pounds, and is designed to be … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: The Silicon Engine

Posted on February 7, 2012 by macromon

Great background video.   William Shockley had a difficult personality?  Sound familiar? (click here if video is not observable)

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Nonlinear Thinking: Smartphone Ultrasound Imaging

Posted on January 10, 2012 by macromon

Stunning!  Guess it’s time for our annual physical with Dr. iPhone. (click here if video is not observable)

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Nonlinear Thinking: Robot Soldiers

Posted on December 28, 2011 by macromon

Great piece from our friends at Al Jazeera.    Looks like the military is no longer going to be the “employer of last resort.”   Future veterans are going to highly trained in the cutting edge technology that will shape the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: The Big Think

Posted on December 28, 2011 by macromon

“Tech companies are creating plenty of jobs for robots.” — Daniel Honan,  The Robot Hiring Boom Has Arrived

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Nonlinear Thinking: The Robot Farmer

Posted on December 26, 2011 by macromon

Stunning! (click here if video is not observable)

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Nonlinear Thinking: Drone High Rise Construction Workers?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by macromon

Imagine if/when this becomes scalable.   Another potential example of the structural change taking place in the labor force and employment trends.  Remember the 11th Commandment:  Those who remain flexible shall not be broken (and better let your children grow up … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Drone Valet Parking Attendents

Posted on December 9, 2011 by macromon

Wow!  Life is getting too easy.   Guess the driving tests of the future will require the knowledge of how to use a smart phone.  Just another example of Schumpeterian innovation that will destroy some jobs and create others.  No more … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Robot Run Warehouses

Posted on November 10, 2011 by macromon

Here’s an interesting video clip that reinforces our view that almost all new innovation and technology is labor saving/destroying and that U.S. unemployment is much more structural than most perceive (click here to view video).   Even the military, with the … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: iPhone Can Detect Blood Disorders

Posted on October 7, 2011 by macromon

The legacy of Steve Jobs will live long and reach wide.   It’s amazing to think the transformation his vision and technological genius had, is having, and will continue to have on the global economy and society at large.  What a … Continue reading →

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