Happy New Year 2026
Happy New Year and Shanah Tovah I wish all my friends, family, and readers a very happy New Year and a Shanah Tovah. Let’s hope for good health for all of us. And to all those around the world who are facing hardship, let’s hope the coming year brings them better health, security, and opportunity. I […]
Companionship – Part 2
ElliQ on John’s kitchen counter Companionship – Part 2 Companionship provides emotional support, helping individuals feel understood and valued. This emotional bond counters the subjective feeling of loneliness. In this blog post, I will explore what loneliness is about and then how companionship can help. Loneliness is a universal experience of feeling disconnected or […]
Companionship – Part 1
Companionship – Part 1 The greatest potential for robots is at home and it goes beyond cleaning floors and cooking meals. Robots are able to provide companionship. I believe this will become especially important for the chronically ill or those who are housebound. I first observed the potential of non-human companions twenty years ago when […]
How are Robotics and AI Impacting the Banking Industry? by John R. Patrick
How are Robotics and AI Impacting the Banking Industry? Written: March 2023 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a revolutionary technology which allows businesses to streamline operations and automate repetitive manual processes. RPA can execute transactions more quickly, reduce costs, reduce errors, and improve customer satisfaction. RPA uses business logic and structured input, which would otherwise […]
Can Healthcare Benefit from the Metaverse?
Can Healthcare Benefit from the Metaverse? Written: November 2022 Sometime in the late 1990s when I was Vice President for Internet Technology at IBM, I was invited to visit the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, outside of Chicago. Argonne is a national science and engineering research lab operated for the United States Department of […]