Manufacturers are working toward smarter factories, smarter networks, and smarter robots. But at least two sociologists think that dumb robots might actually have some benefits as collaborative machines. This is counter-intuitive, certainly, and it’s swimming against the tide as robotics researchers strive for safer and more collaborative robots. The experiment The Yale sociologists gave teams,… Read more »
One of the worries about automation is that people will be replaced by robots. Maybe this is the wrong worry, though. Maybe the most likely problem is that people will be treated like robots. Dirty, dull, and dangerous Automation is intended to take on the jobs that are dirty, dull, and dangerous. Machines are good… Read more »
Statista has collected data from the International Federation of Robotics to show which countries have most thoroughly embraced robots. They’ve compared the robot density — how many robots per 10,000 workers — in countries all around the world. South Korea is in first place, which is probably not a surprise — but did you know… Read more »
