Tipping point: 2017 was a record-shattering year for robotics

Star Wars is dead, Gen-Xers. Get over it...

ZDNet Innovation Weekly December 22, 2017

Tipping point: 2017 was a record-shattering year for robotics The numbers are crazy. But that's nothing compared to what's coming. READ FULL STORY RELATED • ​Virgin Hyperloop One hits new top speed Star Wars is dead, Gen-Xers. Get over it READ FULL STORY Why augmented reality headsets could soon find a home in the operating theatre READ FULL STORY Join Microsoft IoT leaders and their strategic partners at IoT In Action Training from Microsoft Learn More Top Robotics Stories of 2017 1. This is the smartest robotics company in the world 2. 7 game-changing robotics trends we saw in 2017 3. Prediction: You'll see a whole bunch of people wearing robots at work in 2018 4. Disney's hideous Trump robot is a perfect illustration of the uncanny valley problem Read more › Top Innovation Stories of 2017 1. Inside the Museum of Failure: Microsoft's Kin to Apple's Pippin, the world's greatest flops 2. No more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners: How Amazon and Apple will take us all for a ride 3. Wi-Fi problems? You can boost signals with this $35 tinfoil 3D-printed reflector 4. Yes, Blockchain could reverse the course of civilization and upend the world's most powerful companies Read more › Disruption as a service: Where the tech industry will pounce in 2018 The speed bumps of 2017 haven't slowed down the technology revolution. ZDNet's lead editors predict where the next innovations will change the course of business and tech. READ FULL STORY More innovation coverage More robots? You got it

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