Cyborg or avatar: will you wear a robot, or operate it?

<p>Some robots won't replace us. Some will augment us: make us faster, stronger, bigger, more capable. Sarcos Robotics has built both, and just recently unveiled the Guardian XT to complement the Guardian XO.</p> <p>One you wear, and it helps you lift 200 pounds with minimal effort. The other you teleoperate in VRwhile wearing motion-capturing clothing. Weld, cut, lift, bolt ... you can do it all in dangerous situations from the safety of the ground, or your home.</p> <p>In this episode of TechFirst with John Koetsier, we chat with Ben Wolff from Sarcos about the Guardians, how they work, and what they mean about the future of work.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Sarcos https://www.sarcos.com</p> <p><br></p> <p>Support TechFirst with $SMRT coins: https://rally.io/creator/SMRT/</p> <p>Buy $SMRT to join a community focused on tech for good: the emerging world of smart matter. Access my private Slack, get your name in my book, suggest speakers for TechFirst ... and support my work.</p> <p><br></p> <p>TechFirst transcripts: https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/</p> <p><br></p> <p>Forbes columns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/&nbsp;</p> <p>Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/techfirst&nbsp;</p> <p>Full videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnkoetsier?sub_confirmation=1&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Keep in touch: https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier</p> <p><br></p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>0:00 Fleet of thousands</p> <p>1:06 Robot avatars</p> <p>2:11 Wearable robots</p> <p>4:43 Merging human and machine</p> <p>5:08 Where these robots work</p> <p>8:41 Fine motor control</p> <p>10:03 Power supply</p> <p>10:58 Range of motion</p> <p>13:30 Robots &amp; work in 5 years</p>