In Automation, the Last Motion Will Come Before the Last Mile

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• Episode: In Automation, the Last Motion Will Come Before the Last Mile
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:06:37
• Published: 2019-04-24 22:31

We talk a lot these days about using robots to manage the problem of the "last mile." Say, getting a package to a doorstep from a local delivery center.Or picking up garbage from a backyard.Or delivering pizza. WIRED OPINION ABOUT Matt Beane is an Assistant Professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara and a Research Affiliate at MIT's Institute for the Digital Economy.