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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By : Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble
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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By: Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble

Overview of this book

What is Spatial Computing and why is everyone from Tesla, Apple, and Meta investing heavily in it? Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble answer that question to help you understand where Spatial Computing - an augmented reality where humans and machines can interact in a physical space - came from, where it's going, and why it's so fundamentally different from the computers or mobile phones that came before. They present seven visions of the future and the industry verticals in which Spatial Computing has the most influence - Transportation; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Manufacturing; Retail; Healthcare; Finance; and Education. The book also shares insights from leading experts, industry veterans and innovators, including Sebastian Thrun, Ken Bretschneider, and Hugo Swart. They dive into what they think will happen in the medium term and what it could mean for humanity in the long term. This new second edition has many substantial updates, including two new chapters on the relevance of Generative AI to Spatial Computing and a new chapter on the impact of the Apple Vision Pro. Each existing chapter has been updated to have the most current information and commentary.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Part I: Why Spatial Computing and Why Now?
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Part II: The Seven Visions
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Part III: The Spatial Business
19
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Index

Robots and Other Augmentation

The Tesla factory, for instance, has 1,200 robots, and that’s up from prior years. Tesla isn’t alone. Many companies are seeing more robots in their manufacturing lines. The word from Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, is that Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus1, had started working on the factory floor by the end of 2024.

It used to be that robots were things kept in cages. These robots were too dangerous for humans to get close to. They moved very heavy parts quickly. When we visited Ford’s Rouge Factory, which builds a new F-150 truck every minute, we saw such a robot installing windshields into new trucks.

While many robots continue to work away from humans, a new kind of robot is showing up―”cobots.” These new robots work right next to humans, and even with humans aiding them in tasks. Controlling these new cobots is difficult, though. After all, it’s easy to tell another human “Hey...

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