Thinking by Peter Davidson

Long time readers of Thinking will remember that I have proclaimed that the next 25 years will be for robots what the last 25 years have been for the personal computer. The personal computer brough...

Yet another story about Damiler Chrysler "leaning" towards selling Smart cars in the US. Come on already. How hard is this decision? Load a boat and test the waters. I know it's more complicated th...

When can you say that a technology has reached a point where it really is broadly accepted and adopted be everyday people? I used to see Bluetooth wireless mobile phone headsets on middle aged men ...

The new Sony Reader ebook reading device to be released this spring is poised to be the first widely successful ebook reader. I know first hand because I have one of the last generation of readers ...

Robot Gossip reports that ABB has moved the headquarters of it's robot division from Detroit to China. ABB makes robots used in the assembly of cars. There are leading robotics companies in other p...

Here's a cool way to enhance the experience of drinking a bottled beverage. Ipifini is looking to licenses the technology to beverage companies. Plastic buttons containing flavoring, color and even...

What if Roombas were half the diameter they are now and you could deploy six of them to scour your room? Smaller units could maneuver into smaller spaces. Sure they wouldn't hold much but they coul...

Pink Ladies is a UK hired car service by women for women. What a brilliant idea. This could work in any major city as the concerns for safety are almost universal. The company is not a traditional ...

Yesterday, I was doing my grocery shopping at a local big box retailer. Not Wal-Mart. Even though I am a marketing guy I got tired of playing the loyalty card price discount game that the local gro...

Here's a great idea that shows just the kind of thing that robotic technology is great for. Bug abatement. A team of undergrad engineering students have developed a system that utilizes a robot tha...