The uptake of robots is set to boom in 2023, especially with the likes of social bots, while the war in Ukraine has paved the way for a new robotic market.
December 21, 2022
1: Robots will become more humanised
“In 2023, social robots will be back. Late in 2022, we saw companies like Sony unveiling robots like Poiq. Powered by natural language generation models like GPT-3, robots can create new dialogue systems. This will improve the robot’s interactivity with humans, allowing robots to answer any question.
“Social robots will also build narratives and rich personalities, making interaction with users more meaningful. GPT-3 also powers Dall-E, an image generator. Combined, these types of technologies will enable robots not only to tell but show dynamic stories.
“As image detection and context generation merge, robotics scene awareness and social intelligence will take a new leap. By generating a detailed textual description of an image, robots will soon be able to understand the room they are in or what people are doing. This is another step towards real autonomy.”
Gabriel Noury, robotics product manager, Canonical
Gabriel Noury, robotics product manager, Canonical
2: The war in Ukraine to open up a new robotic market
“The war in Ukraine has made it clear that robots have a market. The Institute for the Study of War has signalled drones as essential as shells. Their large-scale deployment makes this the biggest ‘drone war’ we have seen. Autonomous vehicles have also found a niche in the conflict, allowing armies to transport equipment. Underwater drones as well. Outside this war, China’s Kestrel Defense has also posted videos of a quadruple robot launching munitions or carrying a machine gun.
“Unfortunately, in 2023 we may confirm that the world has started a new arms race. Far are the days of the EU’s ban on killer robots. This war has likely set the stage for what is to come.”
Gabriel Noury, robotics product manager, Canonical
3: Robots to be more widely used
“2023 will see robotics becoming more and more prevalent as an increasing number of organisations embrace its benefits – from robots delivering groceries to sophisticated chat bots improving customer engagement, the power of these disruptive technologies at times seems limitless.”
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