Saffo is often asked, ‘Are you a futurist or a forecaster?’ A forecaster cannot slide into that advocacy role. The forecaster needs to be a bystander to events, whereas the futurist says, “this is the direction I think we should all go.” Paul Saffo is saying that futurism should be a science, not a religion. “If we don’t change directions soon, we are most certainly going to end up where we are headed,” says Saffo. Alfred Hitchcock’s law of futurism: the future will have long stretches of dull
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clipped from www.irobot.comiRobot to Acquire Nekton Research, LLCAcquisition Accelerates iRobot’s Strategic Push into Maritime SystemsBedford, Mass., September 8, 2008 – iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nekton Research, LLC, an unmanned underwater robot and technology company based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The transaction is expected to close by September 12, 2008.clipped from www.irobot.comiRobotProtect submarines and ships in
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Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for November 14, 2008 - GCHK, WWAT … Manufacturing Business Technology, IL - 23 hours ago Its solar water systems include AquaMax irrigation pumps for irrigation, refrigeration and cooling, and water utilities; AquaDrive controller that converts …

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Remotec is a subsidiary of Northrup Grumman that makes military robots similar to those made by iRobot. Shown here is the model F6A. The company recently gave a demonstration of this robot at a luncheon. The F6A weighs 485 lbs, cab be radio controlled or tethered, has a gripper arm, comes with a 26x optical/12x digital camera and […]
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