Those who work in an engineering/hi-tech culture know the importance of “specs.” Go to any biometric solution provider’ workplace, and you will see highly trained professionals closely examining the latest RFP, eagerly analyzing the specifications, as well as the Scope of Work. Focusing on specifications alone can lead to not only tunnel vision, but also […]
Tight budgets = less robots? The always interesting P.W. Singer had some interesting things to say in his article, “U-Turn: Unmanned Systems Could be Casualties of Budget Pressures” (Armed Forces Journal). In an era of shrinking budgets, he worries that funding for unmanned systems will suffer. “As the Pentagon wrestles with declining overall budget numbers, […]
“Imagine a test where you: blow dust at your laptop for hours at a time; vibrate it all day for days at a time; subject it to altitude variations of 0 to 10,000 feet; operate it in temperatures reaching 130 degrees Fahrenheit; virtually soak the laptop in water for two days; expose it to humidity […]
