Mobile phone ** ends robot appearance

According to foreign media reports, the computing industry is wavy. We are currently at the end of the mobile phone revolution. What is the next wave of the computing industry? robot. It's just different from our imagination.

The robot revolution is not just about selling robots. It should be that dozens of robots serve people and make life easier.

Some in the industry call robots "artificial intelligence" or "digital assistants" or "smart" devices. However, none of these titles can reflect the breadth and breakthrough of the robot revolution. The robot revolution will enable all technologies in life to be “coordinated” to provide users with all-weather, all-round services.

Every 10-15 years, the integration of economic and technological advancement will stimulate the computing revolution. As a result, major cultures will undergo tremendous changes. New habits will be formed and companies with billions of dollars in revenue will emerge. The entire industry will be subverted. Three computing revolutions have erupted over the past 30 years:

The PC revolution began in the 1980s with the appearance of Apple Computer, IBM PCs, and compatibles. Microsoft and Intel are the biggest winners, and IBM is the biggest loser. In the end, Microsoft's dream of "computers entering each desktop and family" became a reality.

The Internet revolution originated in the mid-1990s. The first was the standardization of various Internet protocols, followed by browser wars and the bursting of the .com bubble and bubble. Amazon and Google are the biggest winners. Industries that rely on physical media and distribution channels are the biggest losers, such as records and paper media. In the end, everyone is on the Internet, and companies without a website are considered unbelievable.

The mobile phone revolution originated in 2007 and the sign is the release of the iPhone. Apple and Samsung are the biggest winners, and Microsoft is one of the biggest losers. The 20-year monopoly on personal computing has been broken.

Two important features of the technological revolution are worth pointing out. First, the end of the technological revolution does not mean that revolutionary technology will disappear - PCs and the Internet have not been abandoned, but it means that technology has become quite popular and no longer revolutionary and is taken for granted.

Each year, smartphone sales exceed 1 billion units. Since its release, iPhone sales this year will be lower than the previous year for the first time. The foundation of many large companies is that everyone owns a smart phone. Without the smart phone Uber's business foundation will cease to exist. Without a rapid shift to mobile phone technology, Facebook will become "antique" like MySpace.

Therefore, the end of the mobile phone revolution does not mean that the smartphone will disappear and Apple will die.

Second, every revolution will enable more people to enjoy technology. The PC revolution has brought computing technology out of enterprises and research institutions and into the home; the Internet revolution has provided information to all Internet users in libraries and private databases; and smartphones have integrated computers and networks into one, allowing them to “enter” people. In the pocket.

No new technology emerged at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show. The new products showcased include smart cars, smart homes, drones, virtual reality, wearable devices, smart beds, smart suitcases, Japanese anime faces and girls' voices. Small robots.

The following conditions indicate that the conditions for the robot revolution have been fulfilled:

The price of sensors and other components is very low. Since the mobile phone revolution has created the scale of components, the prices of various sensors have been reduced to very low levels, as have various wireless components. The prices of these components will become lower and lower. This will pave the way for the collection of data and connected devices.

Big tech giants are all keen on artificial intelligence. Each tech giant is developing voice assistants or other forms of artificial intelligence technologies, including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook and IBM.

Society is ready. This is the most important point.

If you want to compare the robot revolution with the mobile phone revolution, the iPhone will not be available until several years later. Even the BlackBerry is not yet available. It is in the Palm Pilot and flip phone era.