Robots May Reduce Physical Injuries But Raise Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues July 5, 2022 Automation enhances industry, but it’s harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests...
Robots Gain as Pandemic Lockdowns, Safety Issues Cause Factories to Automate July 21, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh While a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Texas has brought many businesses to a screeching halt, eight robots have kept...
Making Working with Robots Safe for Humans February 28, 2019 By Pavel Alpeyev Veo Robotics Inc., a startup developing sensor technology that lets industrial robots work safely side-by-side with humans, closed a funding...
Business Leaders Urge New Job Policies as Technology Displaces Workers January 23, 2017 By Martinne Geller and Ben Hirschler Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global CEOs say the...
Robo-Insurance Agents? Bring ‘Em On, Phygitally, Say Consumers January 12, 2017 Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services – computer-generated advice and services that are independent of...
Toyota $1B Research Labs Near Stanford, MIT to Develop Autonomous Vehicles November 6, 2015 By Craig Trudell and Yuki Hagiwara Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology...
Cobots: Making It Safe for Humans, Robots to Work Side-by-Side August 25, 2015 By Olivia Solon In June this year a robot crushed a man to death in a Volkswagen factory in Germany. The 22-year-old maintenance...