Writer Kenny Keil and award-winning artist John Martz have an all-new satirical comic timeline in the upcoming issue of MAD #550, titled "The Future of Job Automation." It takes a jab at robots' success in taking over human jobs in the future - even if they don't always get it right. The upcoming issue will be available on digital this Friday, 2/9 and on newsstands 2/20. Click here to embiggen the image.
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Feb 8, 2018
MAD magazine exclusive: "The Future of Job Automation"
This sushi-making robot can churn out 2400 nigiri balls and 200 sushi rolls in an hour
One of the many amazing things about Japan is their abundance of robots, from a robot-staffed hotel to robot waiters to robots that teach English to children. This cool robot, made by the sushi-robot company AUTEC, can make 2400 nigiri rice balls and 200 sushi rolls per hour. Via Mashable
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Exquisitely engineered "soft" robotic arm is powered by air
Several years ago, I wrote a feature for Bloomberg Businessweek about soft robotics, “in which steel skeletons and power-hungry motors make way for textiles.” The idea is that soft robots, often powered by compressed air in pneumatic “muscles,” are more flexible, lighter weight, and much safer for their human workmates. Above is video of automation […]
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Jibo the social robot announces that its VC overlords have remote-killswitched it, makes pathetic farewell address and dances a final step
Jibo was a "social robot" startup that burned through $76m in venture capital and crowdfunding before having its assets sold to SQN Venture Partners late last year.
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Name your price for this complete Adobe CC design class
If you’re going to pursue a career in graphic design, videography or web development, there are some essential tools you need to have – and all of them are included in the Adobe Creative Cloud. And whether you need to brush up on Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign – or are a beginner to them all […]
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Get behind the camera with this cinematography master class
Got a vision to put on film? The Film & Cinematography Mastery Bundle shows you how to put it there, with classes covering gear, lighting, production – even marketing. Even in this age of indie cinema, filmmaking can seem like an exclusive world for the chosen few. But with the right eye – and the […]
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Kickstart your mad science with this Raspberry Pi boot camp
If you’re into tech at all, you should definitely consider unleashing your inner tinkerer on a Raspberry Pi board. If you’re intimidated, don’t be. It’s a statistical probability that people half your age have created cooler things than you can imagine with the versatile kit. Not sure where to start? The Complete Raspberry Pi 3B+ […]
