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What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?
It has been said that we are on the edge of a ‘robotic tipping point’ … but where, exactly, is this edge? And what’s holding us back? This month we asked our panelists to weigh in on what’s keeping robots from going mainstream. Here’s what they have to say …
Brian Gerkey on “What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?”
The biggest obstacle to broader adoption of robotics is that only experienced roboticists can develop robotics applications. To make a robot reliably and robustly do something useful, you need a deep understanding of a broad variety of topics, from state estimation to perception to path planning …
Mark Tilden on “What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?”
From experience, the single biggest obstacle to personal robotic markets is cost, both in money and time. Robots have the disadvantage of being over-promoted in fictional media while over-priced on the shelves. Sci-fi is fine to inspire if builders feel the money-time is justified, but …
Alan Winfield on “What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?”
Well it depends on what you mean by mainstream. For a number of major industry sectors robotics is already mainstream. In assembly-line automation, for instance; or undersea oil well maintenance and inspection …
tags: Alan Winfield, Brian Gerkey, EU perspectives, Mark Tilden, Robotics by Invitation
