The battery backup for the apartment could require that we wire our homes/apartments a little different. So the backup you'd want is for two things really. The fridge/freezer and the HVAC. You would need to provide an accessible plug for that circuit. Which that doesn't seem hard but its not how its done currently. A small change could have a massive impact.
And a disconnect to avoid the grid backfeed. It's been a minute since I lived in an apartment, was wondering if modern construction has an individual breakerbox somewhere in the apartment, with a single feed (from the individual meter)
I’m very interested in Balcony Solar, especially the potential of biphasic perovskite panels increasing production. Would love to tie into a modular battery stack and smart power panel (preferably portable or removable to take with you if you sell your house.
Bi Directional - and you go out at the end of the day and the battery is just about dead and you can't get home! ha! I'm sure there is some safe guards on how far it can go down and something those that partipate have to think about, but that was my first thought when you mentioned it.
Even for us who don't really NEED help picking something up, if there IS tech now to pick up whatever we ask it to, a robot that would keep tabs on where everything is in the house and I could ask it, "Where did I leave my keys? Bring them to me," would be a much better use to me of a household tobot than just a smart speaker.
One of the considerations for plugging into the wall outlet is feedback to the grid. It's the only thing that keeps us from having plug and play power back up. 15:26
Honestly, to the robot subject... Right now we are in the pda, mp3 player cell phone era. In the future it may be that we integrate functions in the future. But yeah it is a ways out
I'm interested in the down sizing of solar or wind for apartment use. You didn't mention it but maybe anything on whole systems that take wind, solar, and water power to a battery bank and selling the extra
The future skyscrapers willl probably have ads displayed on the outside through a see-through mode and inside with the film for the billionaires & corporations
Why does no one understand in infrastructure cost to bring that much power to a given place. Matt, you know how electricity works what company can bring that into their environment.
00:07 Matt visited CES 2024 in Las Vegas 02:18 Workplace technology for electric vehicles at CES 2024 07:06 CES showcased innovative technology like seethrough TVs and hologram projectors 09:23 Transparent OLED displays with potential use in storefronts and offices 13:53 Technology companies outsourcing sales infrastructure 15:43 HOAs and apartment policies on solar and TV restrictions 19:30 Current smart assistants on wheels are limited and not very useful. 21:09 Future of robotic environment is likely to be discreet smart devices working together 24:58 CES 2024 highlighted advancements in accessibility technology. 26:51 CES 2024 showcased impactful tech 30:45 Advancements in hearing aid technology 32:35 A device that functions as a multifunctional medical tool 36:06 Support the channel by joining or becoming a supporter
As a software engineer, i may see that whole "humanoid robots" topic from a different perspective. It's all about user interfaces. At the moment, a huge part of the world is designed with user interfaces that are optimized for humanoid forms. So we either change those interfaces (like we already do in many cases allowing digital interfaces for IOT/smart home...) OR we design the middle-man as literally that - an artificial man. It is well prepared to interact with all interfaces that are designed for human use - from using light switches to ironing clothes. It also is well prepared to interact with US as we also have interfaces to interact with other humanoid actors. Be it physical or psychological.
I think a secondary market for these fans will depend on the tax structure more than anything. Companies would install the fans and depreciate them as fast as possible, then sell them on and buy the newer ones with higher efficiencies; rinse and repeat.
Great show as always, can you cover Stem inc? I find this concept of ai optimizing the use of energy storage to flatten the duck curve of solar, to be some sci-fi dream from my childhood
I am against free work place charging especially in the summer when grid demand is high. Charging should be paid for based on grid load. One option might be solar canopies over parking with batteries paid for by the cars charging. Lets first exhaust options for off peak charging followed by battery buffers for mid peak and peak charging.
MATT; I have a right leg prosthetic that sits in the corner of my bedroom 99% of the time and cost $60,000 +. It is only good for walking and is very hard to use. Its so impractical. I can't drive with it, it just gets in the way. Prosthetic's are so useless. And the tech is so underdeveloped. Do you see ANYTHING that would be more practical ???
A comment about (1) the on screen of the step back side-by-side view... Please increase the size video windows/reduce the pillars, (2) increase the font/overall size of the comment quotes
As for robotics, I'd rather have one humanoid robot home servant than a hundred different bespoke robotic devises all vying for an internet connection. Ideally even the one robot servant wouldn't be connected to communications tech and wouldn't need a firmware update. It would be nice if we lived in an analogue world and every company weren't trying to sell us products that are planned to go obsolete and be thrown into landfills within two years of release...
