Archives For Innovation

The CITI report points to the following disruptive technologies that are poised to change the way we do business, indulge in our habits, monitor our health and entertain ourselves:

  1. 3-D Printing – The 3-D printing market could nearly double by 2019.
  2. E-cigarettes – E-cigarettes will see 50% CAG in coming years.
  3. Genomics And Personalized Medicine – The genomics market is already exploding.
  4. Mobile Payments – Mobile payments could one day be a trillion dollar market.
  5. Energy Exploration Technology – The shale revolution has only just begun.
  6. Oil To Gas Switching – CNG vehicles will continue to see robust growth abroad.
  7. Over The Top Content – Streaming is already nudging out regular old TV.
  8. The SaaS Opportunity – Everyone is going to double down on SaaS.
  9. Software Defined Networking – SDN is too cheap to resist.
  10. Solar – Solar power has almost a Moore’s-law-esque cost decline rate.

…amazing thing about actually getting out of the box that leads to out of the box thinking.

…humans and computers working together could beat any computer or any human working alone.
Racing with the machine beats racing against the machine. Technology is not destiny; we shape our destiny. (11:27)

As you can see from the comments below the video some people would argue that this isn’t really a robot and that it is inferior to what many would hold up as a robot. This is however an example of how robotics can be disrupted by an inexpensive entry level system that anyone can purchase and and use. It will be interesting to see just how disruptive this device will really be.