Robots - The Future

A couple of days back, on wired.com there was an article showcasing the future for robots. The article had a listing of companies that have invested close to $500 million in research related to robotics. Most of the investment has come from Japapn followed by the United States. As per the article companies are inventing robots that have 'human like' abilities. In short they are termed 'Androids'. Presently Antdoids have the ability to sense human touch. For instance, if u tap on the android's shoulder it will recognize that and say 'yes what can I do' and if u bang on the shoulder it will exclaim 'ouch' :). This has been possible by inventing a close substitute for the muscle tissue which ( a mix ofut some artificial fibres ) that are capable of contraction and expansion in accordance to external stimulus. Also androiids are capable of walking like humans. It has been difficult to substitute the human hand. However in the near future we will have androids that might 'think' like humans.
The concept of androids reminds me of the Star Wars movie series. What was considered a fantasy in those days is close to reality today. In the near future we may get to buy these androids from retaliers. It might become a successful business to market androids as low cost alternatives for human labour. The day of man v/s machines doesnt seem to be very far.

I have moved to Massachussets from New Jersey. Am put up in Natick, some 25 miles from Boston. Looks like am going to be here for the next 6 months to 1 year. What a respite it has been to get out of NJ which was so boring and unattractive. MA has been a good experience so far. Boston is filled with colleges and the crowd is fantastic. (Am so much reminded of Poona ). Almost all the features that can qualify a 'good city' are in Boston. Lesser commuting distances, an efficient public transport system and a young vibrant crowd. Its a bit xpensive to live in Boston though and the average incomes are well above the national average.
So before the winter sets in, I should be able to see some of the happening places in Massachussets. Atleast I should go and see what MIT looks like :).

Back From The Break

Feels like its been decades since I blogged. Well I was getting to New Jersey and it took sometime for me to settle down here. Even now am not yet completely settled and still not sure where my next destination is. I was also was tied up with a lot of work which am not used to and found it difficult to cope up with. Having lived in a relaxed manner with not much work and all of a sudden uf I have to learn a hundred technologies, its kind of difficult :). I do however agree that these are no excuses for spending a few minutes on the blog. Somehow I couldnt hit the blog. Well atleast from now on I will try to update this blog regularly. As of now there is nothing much to write, this is an OK place. The feel good factor bieng the close proximity to NYC. Hopefully this weekend I can make a trip to the city that never sleeps. Will have more to write in the coming days.