Facebook and Google are buying drone technology, and you thought the NSA was nosy... Read here to find out why

Welcome readers, to your new favorite tech blog. We are six MBA students at IE who share a passion for innovation and technology, and given our extensive backgrounds in the sector, we thought you should hear our thoughts. Ok, so we aren’t exactly the foremost technological experts in the world but we do share a craving for knowledge and have big imaginations for the future. Whether in medicine or the auto industry, banking, computer programming, or environmental science, technological innovations have huge implications on your future and will reshape global dynamics entirely. Therefore, why not ride the wave, jump on the bandwagon, and dream big for how you can take advantage of it in your daily lives.

For our first series, we’ve chosen to write about robotics, which ranges from manufacturing equipment to nanobots to drones to human cyborgs bent on taking over the world. In their current state, they can be found used in medicine, manufacturing, military operations, and a wide array of functions. In medicine for instance, robotics has been used in certain procedures, enhancing the capabilities of doctors performing surgeries and creating greater precision during operations. 

Excuse me, robot, can you please scratch my nose?

In the military, robots are already being used on risky jobs that were previously handled manually by soldiers, such as detecting mines and defusing bombs. One of the most commonly known military application is the infamous unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), or combat drone, which is an aircraft without a pilot that is able to target and eliminate enemies from a distance. Even places like auto manufacturing plants are more and more automated, producing cars without ever touching human hands. More interestingly to us and more importantly to you, however, is what you can expect to see in the near future and in years to come.

In our upcoming posts you can expect read about nanorobotics; these nanobots are the byte-sized (pun intended) robots that typically work in coordination to potentially solve problems such as clogged arteries, pollution break down, or even clothing repair. 

I wish this guy would lay off the tortilla a little bit...

We will have an edition on drones, which can be anything as simple as a toy helicopter to as advanced and dangerous as a military striking tool (UAVs such as the U.S. Reapers). The military uses them for spying on enemies, the NSA uses them for spying on other countries, and Facebook and Google may use them for spying on YOU. 

I saw you run that red light...

There will be a post on our personal interaction with robots, such as with those that may be used for caretaking in Japan¹ (A.K.A. changing diapers). We know what you’re thinking and no, given our large expected contingent of 6-year-olds, we will not be discussing the recent sex-bot rumor.

With several posts more in store for you, you just might learn something interesting and useful, if your paranoia hasn’t already scared you into moving to a deserted island. Regardless, know that robots are here to stay and we want to be your tour guides to understanding how they may impact you throughout our first series of writings. That’s all for today, and in the words of one of our heroes,

Sources:

1. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/19/national/robot-niche-expands-in-senior-care/#.Uxi0BdwQ5uY