Information Technology

The NYTimes today had an article discussing the graying of Silicon Valley, suggesting Some think it will resemble Detroit. The answer states they are right. A complex Economic model would highlight that 90% of Productive change has already been realized by Information technology; luckily, though, the Author does not engage in such dramatics(he being somewhat mathematically challenged). Reality simply states another Microsoft will not develop in the Information Technology world, though We might see a new Norton or Adobe. The reason remains simple: the great Theory has been accomplished, leaving no real expansion except to Numbers-crunching development of Software.

The Author still awaits some Company developing a robotic arm from Plastic strands. Robotics will never develop with metal parts; they lack the flexibility necessary for specialized homogeneous effort. Study of the human arm provides the best blueprint structure, with bundled plastic strands providing both flexibility plus strength. The flexibility comes from the proper strand-pulling, allowing the capability existent in the human hand and arm. The strength comes from plastic strand composition, potential equivalent to five times the power of the human arm; all to be controlled by computer program, initiated by hand controls, buttons, of Sensors to imitate human arm movements of the Controller.

The Author's skeletal design awaits Engineering effort. The Reader might ask for what purpose, if human labor is still entailed for Control. It removes the human body from the Production floor; or otherwise put, allows absolutely Safe effort under hazardous conditions. It remains much safer for a plastic machine to carry shingles up a ladder and shingle a roof, than it is for a human body; the same for plumbing, mining, working with hazardous materials, and fighting in a War. It would be much safer to clear military mines with a Plastic man.

The Expense from such Technological development would be much cheaper than current metal Robotics. The Cost of duplicating human body parts with bundled plastic strands could be reduced to less than $100 apiece, under available Production technology; said Parts being as fully flexible and controllable as their human body counterparts. Optics have been developed to the degree that the Controller can possess better sight than available with the naked Eye. CAD, or Computer-Assisted Design, could easily design the structure and outline the Production process. This Development, alongside sophisticated metallurgical processes to provide new materials, will be the new cutting-edge technology. lgl