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Roguelazer | 2 years ago

"Our work leads to a disruptive technology that can accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) with HADAR-based autonomous navigation and human–robot social interactions."

Really, though?

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jonathankoren|2 years ago

These industrial revolutions are coming faster and faster, and somehow feel less transformative with each unveiling. I only know arguably two. I have no idea what the third, let alone the fourth was.

ben_w|2 years ago

First: powered tools, mechanised factories, basic but modern chemical processes.

Second: mass production, interchangeable parts, reliable steel, telegraph and other basic uses of electricity.

Third: computers and everything related to them.

Fourth: all the buzzwords and not much substantial at this time — though when the dust settles, I won't be surprised if at least a few currently popular things are still seen as relevant and not merely flash-in-the-pan cultural artefacts like the 18th Amendment, patent medicine, or Spiritualism.

mcpackieh|2 years ago

Industrial, chemical, and information.

cs702|2 years ago

Jeez... that reads like poorly written PR.

It doesn't belong in academic work, no matter how impressive the authors think it may be.