Automation

Assignments

Automation Assignment

Handouts

Automation Handouts

Automation Pictures

Cases

Four Automation Cases

Nissan's Pivo Car Monitors Driver Mood

Push-Button Wine Tasting

How Military Robots Work

High-Tech Laundry

iRobot

Automation in Agriculture (listen to an NPR report)

Sensors 'talking' to finger swipes

Robots with Humanity

Bionic Hornet

GPS in your shoes

Smart Robots

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• html (includes a video)

Readings

Automation Design

Making Automation Work
Today’s automated systems provide enormous safety and convenience.
However, when glitches, problems, or breakdowns occur, the results can be catastrophic.

Automated Decision Making Comes of Age

Robots Outsmarting Humans

Cutting Edge Technologies in Japan

Retail jobs are disappearing as shoppers adjust to self

Humor

Automating dog entertainment

What if an automated door lets a deer inside the Target Store?