100 years after the invention of the “robot”, two robotics enthusiasts take us on a journey of discovery through the amazing adventure of robots, from thinking about their future to the many challenges they raise.
This book invites reflection on robotics and its place in humanity, with the common conviction of the authors that it must be at the service of humans, and not the other way around.
Co-written by Sacha Stojanovic and Patrick Monassier, this augmented book is a special edition, all profits from which will be donated to a foundation chosen by the authors. Because of their respective stories, the authors invite you to make your donation to the Fondation des Hospices Civils de Lyon.
The Hospices Civils de Lyon – HCL Foundation was created with the aim of accelerating the development of innovative actions, by promoting personalized care for each patient in hospitals.
Its mission is to collect donations in order to financially support actions that meet two objectives:
“In April 2008, my wife, then a nurse in the pediatric emergency department, returned exhausted from a night’s work, feeling that she hadn’t given her patients the time they needed. Absorbed by logistical problems, she had been obliged to be absent from her department too regularly, for too long; senseless, she had lost all sense. My wife asked me to imagine a robotized system that would enable healthcare staff to refocus on their primary mission: care. Ten years later, Meanwhile was born. – Sacha Stojanovic, President and Founder of Meanwhile.
The autonomous mobile robotic solutions offered by Meanwhile are intended for the transport of goods through infrastructures. Their mission is to improve the working conditions of staff by allowing them to focus fully on their core business. This can be infrastructure such as factories, establishments open to the public, but also hospitals, laboratories, etc.
Today, it is natural for Meanwhile to sponsor this book, the first edition of which is dedicated to the Fondation des Hospices Civils de Lyon, in order to support healthcare establishments, in particular during this period of health crisis.
The book “100 years of robotics, and Humanity?” is offered, within the limits of available stocks, in return for a donation to the HCL Foundation.
Would you like to make a donation as part of this operation? Go to:https://fondation-hospices-civils-de-lyon.iraiser.eu/100-ans-de-robotique/~mon-don
Do you want to know more about robotics since its creation and humanoid robotics? Check out our article on the subject: https://meanwhile-france.com/robotique-humanoide-sommes-nous-en-train-de-perdre-notre-humanite/
Meanwhile’s mobile robots are completely autonomous. To achieve this, the robots use Artificial Intelligence to locate themselves at all times and dynamically avoid obstacles…
With nearly a hundred robots installed in France, Switzerland, Belgium, and soon in Italy, Meanwhile continues its international expansion and is structuring itself accordingly.
On the occasion of the 4th edition of Printemps de la Robotique, an online conference dedicated to heavy load transport in healthcare facilities was held.