Robotics
Sound The Alarm: Robots Are Disrupting (Far Too Few) Jobs
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To Really Help US Workers, We Should Invest In Robots
Robotics
Why Making Robots That Can Work With Their Hands Is Harder Than You Think
For robots to be most useful when working alongside humans, we'll have to figure out how to make robots that can literally lend us a hand when our own two are not enough, writes Taskin Padir of Northeastern University.
Robotics
How Robots Could Help Chronically Ill Kids Attend School
Students with chronic illness often get only a few hours of education a week. Telepresence robots could let them participate fully in classroom and school activities, write Veronica Ahumada Newhart and Mark Warschauer from the University of California, Irvine's School of Education.
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Robots Are Coming To The Cubicle
Robotic process automation will soon aid workers not just in factories but in cubicles. Whether it’s making a PowerPoint deck or on-boarding a client, automation opportunities through artificial intelligence can streamline time-intensive, repeatable tasks, writes Ravnit Kohli, senior director with Synechron. But office workers aren’t going away anytime soon.
The Future of Work
Automation Isn't The End Of The World -- Here's Why
Robots probably will take our jobs. That doesn’t have to be bad news, writes Leonardo Quattrucci, policy assistant to the Head of the European Commission's European Political Strategy Centre. The future of work is about more than just automation. Machines push us to specialize in our competitive advantages, which would ideally push us toward a more connected and equitable economy.
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Robots
Have No Fear, YuMi Is Here! ABB’s Collaborative Robots Just Want To Get Along
It turns out it can be pretty tough to hand a robot an object. A challenge with having robotic co-workers alongside humans on the factory floor is the ability for the two groups to interact safely. It's been over a year since YuMi (for "you and me") was introduced to the market to fill that divide. What does the future and the Internet of Things hold for YuMi and other collaborative robots?
intelligent machines
Will Smart Machines Be Less Biased Than Humans?
Some critics fearful of biased outcomes due to artificial intelligence software argue for transparency. That's not the answer, argues Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. In most cases, smart machines will be less biased than humans, he says.
Robotics
Your Robot Personal Assistant Will Know When You’re Stressed, Tired Or Hungry
Open artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystems, one of the top 10 emerging technologies of 2016, have been described as the next step up from systems like Amazon’s Echo, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. Companies have shown that human-like digital personal assistants are becoming a reality through the Internet of Things.
