On a metallic door in San Francisco’s Mission District, a single character—“π”—offers a cryptic clue as to the virtuous circle of labor taking place beyond. The door opens to reveal furious activity ...

The tasks taken on by the Armatron aren’t so different from the ones AI is tackling today. As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While my dad ...