Australia: When will robots be picking fruit? – hortidaily.com
As the Australian Government’s skills summit approaches, the UK agriculture department has published an expert report on the potential to…
Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
In February, a lobbyist friend urged Erik Sartorius, the executive director of the Kansas League of Municipalities, to look at…
There’s No Treatment for Covid-19 Loneliness, but Robots Can Help
Sandra Petersen’s patients are on the older side. “My youngest is 72,” she says. Some are centenarians. All are vulnerable…
The End of Handshakes—for Humans and for Robots
Elenoide the android was made to shake your hand. She looks like a Madame Tussad’s rendition of a prim fifth-grade…
Covid-19 Makes the Case for More Meatpacking Robots
On Memorial Day weekends past, you might have joined in the All-American ritual of firing up the grill, cracking a…
Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?
In war, speed kills. The soldier who is a split second quicker on the draw may walk away from a…
As Employees Expand to Halt the Virus, Robotics Fill the Gaps
As the coronavirus began to spread through Japan in March, workers at a warehouse in Sugito that processes millions of…
The Covid-19 Pandemic Is a Crisis That Robots Were Built For
We humans weren’t ready for the novel coronavirus—and neither were the machines. The pandemic has come at an awkward time,…
Building And Construction Workers Accept the Robots That Do Their Jobs
The International Union of Operating Engineers has plenty of big toys at its training center in Crosby, Texas, but one…