tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post1305089563804860755..comments2016-05-01T23:46:42.255-04:00Comments on IS 251 @ Loyola University in Maryland: attempting to revolutionize deliveryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post-58515699871810090562015-11-16T17:32:42.983-05:002015-11-16T17:32:42.983-05:00I completely agree with you when you said this typ...I completely agree with you when you said this type of technology could take away jobs from people that are desperately in need of one. Is that really what we need for society today? Also, what are we really accomplishing with this? It is almost as if humans intend to make these types of things just to say that they exist. Using people as of right now is definitely the most effective method. If there was a way to use this robot in conjunction with humans I could see it being successful. Having an operator for the machine is a step in the right direction but still doesn’t seem to solve the problem of theft and weather. What happens when it snows? The entire business would have to shut down for the day. Also, if a competitor or a hacker gets into the system they could destroy the entire software of the robot and then your business is done for. A company that relies independently on technology will not be successful at this point in time. Thomas Michael Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307813541064417297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post-19170413668369267252015-11-12T14:09:29.585-05:002015-11-12T14:09:29.585-05:00 Danny found a very intriguing route to changing t... Danny found a very intriguing route to changing the delivery system. My immediate thought of a 40lb robot traveling around neighborhoods/streets as if they were a normal pedestrian brought up a few different problems. What’s to stop somebody from stealing merchandise, the robot itself, or just destroying the robot? Even in today’s technological world, they’d attract a lot of attention in the street and draw more destruction than production in my opinion. Danny brought up how these robots can take away concerns of drone delivery by air, but what is to stop someone from shooting a robot on the street from shooting one out of the air? I don’t think people will feel very comfortable with these robots transporting around. <br /><br /> Even with the cargo bay, cameras/speakers, and gps tracking location I don’t believe potential thieves or harmers will be scared off. Think about it, it’s a little 40lb robot. And would it really be worth the $ and time to call police when one of these gets destroyed or goes missing? I don’ think so. While I think the idea is innovative and could somehow be a part of our future, I don’t see this robot ending up being very practical. People are becoming more accustomed to technology everyday, but seeing this product roaming around could lead to more negative impacts than success in my opinion. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638038027127616733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post-21734947626009345102015-11-09T16:09:16.599-05:002015-11-09T16:09:16.599-05:00I agree with you on a lot of the points you have s...I agree with you on a lot of the points you have said here. I too think that this new product can benefit local stores improve their delivery services. Though that being said, I have thought of more even more implications that might arrive from this new deliver system before it can be completely operational. My number one concern would be the weather and terrain. I see this little robot have difficulties operating in poor weather conditions like a possible snow or rainstorm. Also operating in terrains like hilly or rocky gravel surfaces could present a problem. These conditions combined with the slow travel speeds could cause the food to become delayed or possible not even delivered at all. This could damage the company’s reputation and customer satisfaction greatly. Another problem would be multiple orders at once. Due to the small storage space I see that this robot would have to be constantly coming back to the store to refill with the inventory, in this case the food. Thus unable to fill multiple orders at once even further delays the delivery time, especially for restaurant with a high volume of customers. This is unpractical especially in local businesses that pride them selves on “fresh hot deliverers”. My last area of concern would be with the shape of the robot it self. I see this robot having a hard time adapting to the different shapes of all the boxes used for delivery, especially the typical pizza box. This would cause only certain types of products to be able to go out to delivery, causing major issues for the business. If these problems are addresses I see this product having a big impact in the delivery service industry. Patrick Biscontihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216383814668655644noreply@blogger.com