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...
No Doctor’s in the House. Johns Hopkins Engineers Building Robot Surgeon. March 29, 2022 By MEREDITH COHN, The Baltimore Sun In a high-tech lab on Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus in Baltimore, engineers have been building a robot that may...
Tesla’s Musk Sees Safe Self-Driving Vehicle This Year and Humanoid Robot Next Year January 28, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin and Nivedita Balu Tesla’s most important products this year and next will not be cars, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, but...
Robots Take Over More Jobs Where Humans Are Aging September 23, 2021 By Timothy Aeppel It turns out robots are taking over jobs fastest around the world in places where their human counterparts are aging...
It’s Not Just Factories Turning to Automation to Stem Wage Growth, Boost Earnings October 23, 2019 By David Randall U.S. companies are responding to the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years by increasing their focus on automation in...
Companies Continue March Towards Robots; Orders Up 7.2% in First Half of Year August 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In the first half of 2019, the North American robotics market is up 7.2%. From January to June, North American...
Machines Taking Over Jobs at Giant Copper Mine in Chile August 15, 2019 By Laura Millan Machines are taking over a giant Chilean copper mine, replacing about a third of the workforce as owner Codelco struggles...
From Confined Spaces to Big Buildings, Drones Take On Riskiest Jobs July 29, 2019 By Jack Pitcher Here’s a job any worker would be happy to pass off to a drone: Imagine crawling down a ladder into...
Electrical Fault in Battery Caused Huge Blaze at Ocado’s UK Distribution Center April 29, 2019 British online grocer Ocado said a huge blaze which destroyed its major distribution center in Andover, southern England, was caused...
Companies Still Learning About Fire Risks Around Robots March 6, 2019 By Katie Linsell and Ellen Milligan The Andover fire brigade was alerted at 2.34 a.m. About 2 miles across town, a fire had broken out in...