The creator of PlayStation now has a new mission in life. Ken Kutaragi is now making robots that could be used to fight against COVID-19, which causes the ongoing global pandemic.
Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Executive Deputy President of Sony Corporation introduces the new PSX, the next generation of PlayStation 2, at a press conference on May 28, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan. Sony Corp. showed a revamped Playstation 2 that includes a DVD recorder and TV tuner. The video game machine will also be able to download movies and music as a key part of the company's new business strategy.
Bloomberg reported that he is now starting his new career making machines, and he doesn't ask for payment. Kutaragi, the founder of Sony Corporation's gaming business, is now the new CEO (chief executive officer) of Ascent Robotics Incorporated, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup.
His company's mission is to make affordable machines that can do physical work and safely move around together with humans in logistic centers and factories. Their goal is to help Japan during and after the pandemic, which tragically claimed more than one million lives across the globe.
How Kutaragi's robots will affect the economy
Kutaragi's new inventions can really help many people. But, the implications of Ascent Robotics Inc.'s research could lead to sudden changes on how humans perform an economic activity.
Former chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Ken Kutaragi, known as the "Father of the Sony PlayStation," accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Red Rock Casino February 7, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards honor people and products in the video game industry.
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He said that the current virus outbreak turned the old belief that robots will take the jobs of human beings.
"It's pretty clear now that if we want to arrive at a new normal, we need more and more robots in our daily lives," he added, as reported by LADBIBLE.
As of the moment, the inventor didn't provide any details about his new robots.
Collaboration is the key to make the robots
PlayStation's previous inventor said that in order for his new company to make the robots, they have to collaborate with other tech manufacturers. Right now, Ascent Robotics Inc. is already coordinating with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
The collaboration is meant to create a robotic arm that uses a single camera to identify different items from one another. It is also speculated that Kutaragi's new company is partnering with an unnamed Japanese car manufacturer to do research that'll improve autonomous driving software.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
