Want Your Nails Done? Let a Robot Do It. Start-ups are using technology to take a robotic approach to manicures, offering a simple way to provide foolproof nail polish. Credit...James Yang This article is part of our new series, , which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. Omri Moran was on time for a first date, but the young woman, inexplicably, was late. She finally arrived, but skirted the question of her tardiness, saying “Never mind, you wouldn’t get it,” Mr. Moran recalled. Not easily deterred, Mr. Moran, then the head of a geo-tracking start-up, persisted and discovered the reason: His date had ruined, and unsuccessfully tried to remedy, the new manicure she had gotten in anticipation of their meeting.