Evolving Internet standards beyond ‘rough consensus and working code’
One of the more useful things about science fiction (and I am enamored by science fiction) is not just the science or the fiction but some of the more thoughtful plot points used to drive the larger narrative. One such remarkable one is the “three laws of robotics” construct invented by the science fiction maestro, […]
The airport as warehouse
Take a look at what Kiva Systems does and tell me you don’t think it can be applied to airports for maintenance and baggage claim workloads (at the very least). Actually the possibilities of fleets of autonomous vehicles on virtual tracks in an airport is extremely appealing from an efficiency perspective. It will be faster, […]