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Law Practice

Jan. 24, 2014

Robotics use and legality on the rise

Few attorneys can now claim to have a full-time robotics practice, but many propose that expertise in robotics-specific liability issues could become sought after, similar to the rise in demand for privacy and cybersecurity specialist.


By David Ruiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In filming the sci-fi drama "Gravity," about astronauts stranded in space, director Alfonso Cuaron and his team needed long, uninterrupted shots of stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock that would allow him to fully simulate the effects of weightlessness. To do that, he enlisted the help of IRIS - a robotics and camera effects system that includes a 3,200-pound, 12-foot robotic arm and a 10,000-pound ...

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