A physical crowd. Travel without worrying about lost luggage and date without the embarrassment of sweaty hats, life changing technology. Thats what were talking about today in made in germany. Later in the show will be looking at chinas driverless cars. Whether flying taxis are finally ready for take off. And autonomous freight in switzerland. But 1st, we start with the secrets of the met averse. You might be surprised to hear this, but the idea of life in an immersive 3 di digital environment doesnt appeal to everybody. Thats according to Audience Research firm g, w, i. A global survey, it launch show that 40 percent of respondents said they were simply not interested in the matter verse. Many just prefer the real world to an artificial one and over 20 percent of those surveyed said they were worried about Data Protection in this brave new world. Now not everyone might be raring to dive into the multiverse. What we did find someone was emilia hamp hill, has this report for us me. We
Its not an especially positive way to describe what is ultimately an encouragement towards progress. Because to create something new in the present is to propel us towards a different future that we might have had otherwise. Innovation. Thats our topic on todays edition of made. Speaking of a different future, perhaps i should be worried about mine, especially if robot tv presenters one day become the norm. For now, i have to hope that there are still things i can do that they cant. In general, however, the gap between human and robot capabilities is narrowing ones conceived as aids to humans in their jobs. Robots are increasingly taking on more of the work themselves, especially when it comes to high risk, physically demanding or menial tasks. And part thats down to robots, steadily improving their situational awareness. My colleague, no chad, to schmidt report blue, some have a remarkably delicate touch, while others can master, challenging and unfamiliar terrain. Interesting robots