Toyota is investing $1 billion in a US-based unit to develop robotics and artificial technology. The Japanese car maker , which unveiled its Kirobo Mini driving assistant last month, said AI could create an entirely new industry.
One feels that we’ve hit a tipping point for robotics and AI. What changes the next 100 years bring in this field are pretty unimaginable.
As tech commentator Calum Chace noted “Agriculture is the poster child for automation. In 1900, 40% of the US labour force worked in agriculture. By 1960 the figure was a few per cent.” Makes you think, doesn’t it…?
