" Over one hundred thousand humanoid robots will be deployed
in the real world." - "5 AI Predictions For The Year 2030," Forbes,
March 10, 2024
They are in warehouses, moving crates
and boxes; or in assembly lines, flipping
cars over with one arm then welding, painting,
sealing. In Japan, there's a robot whose out-
stretched arms help lift residents in a care home
out of bed and into their walkers. Little round
vacuum cleaners spin all over the floors
of houses, only occasionally bumping into
corners or falling down the stairs. At a marina
country club in Singapore, robot waiters bring
chicken rice or chilli crab to your table. They're here
now, but nothing ever completely surrenders.
Our hearts still ache when we look into the vastness
of space or hear water lapping against the shore at night.
Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003.
