In previous industrial revolutions, machines took over manual labor jobs, then repetitive assembly line work and analog office drudgery. Now they’re coming for “cognitive” work.
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Robots Chop a Few Bucks off the Price of Lunch at This Fully Automated Restaurant
Robots select ingredients from bins of prepared items, mix and box them, then completed orders are transferred to pickup windows.
Source: Robots Chop a Few Bucks off the Price of Lunch at This Fully Automated Restaurant
A 590-Foot-Tall Dam in China Will Be Built Entirely by Robots
The project’s heavy automation ideally means it will be completed faster and with fewer errors than human labor would allow.
Source: A 590-Foot-Tall Dam in China Will Be Built Entirely by Robots
Robots Evolve Bodies and Brains Like Animals in MIT’s New AI Training Simulator
A simulated world allows virtual robots to evolve bodies and brains in parallel. Intriguingly, many took on shapes similar to real animals.
Source: Robots Evolve Bodies and Brains Like Animals in MIT’s New AI Training Simulator
5 Ways to Stop Corporations From Ruining the Future of Work
Why we need to assert our roles as workers and members of a democratic society to ensure that new technologies benefit all of us… Artificial intelligence, robots, and other advanced technologies
Source: 5 Ways to Stop Corporations From Ruining the Future of Work | Common Dreams Views
Workers Are Fighting Retail Robber Barons – and Winning
As robots, websites and Wall Street upend retail, workers are fighting back with their own “disruptions.”
Source: Workers Are Fighting Retail Robber Barons – and Winning
See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors
The company still faces calls to raise its minimum hourly pay, but machines don’t ask for a living wage
Source: See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors
1848+: The End(s) of History 