Orders increased by 40 per cent

Robot orders increased by 40 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 in the US, according to figures from the Association for Advancing Automation.

Researchers find holes in personality

Researchers are finding vulnerabilities in autonomous hospital robots which enable hackers to take control of them.

Better to make a few mistakes

Robots are discovering that it is best that food taste a bit rubbish so that humans do not work out that it is not made by them.

Powerful CEOs are scared that they will be losing jobs due to disruptions in their industries

More than  72 per cent of CEOs are worried about losing their jobs due to the disruptions facing their industries, according to a new report out today from the global consulting firm AlixPartners.

We can’t afford the migrant workers anymore

Italian winemakers have increasingly relied on migrant workers for the autumn harvest, but travel restrictions and soaring wage costs are pushing many to turn to machines.

AI and automation will change the country

According to  South Korea's labour minister, humans are going to have to work alongside machines if they want to thrive in a post-pandemic world where many jobs will be handled by artificial intelligence and robots.

Need to reduce troop numbers

The head of the British Armed Forces had a special interview on Sky News in which he suggested that a quarter of soldiers might be robots.

Humans can scan shelves better

Walmart has dropped its plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, squashing the world’s largest retailer’s years long efforts to automate the task.

Evil robots

Even as Amazon spends tens of millions on new robotics and technologies to automate its warehouses, workers are still paying the price with more than 14,000 serious injuries -- requiring days off or job restrictions -- reported in fulfilment centres in 2019.

Getting the parts cost down with a neural net

Intel and Accenture announced they are supporting an Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC) project to develop a wheelchair-mounted robotic arm to assist pediatric patients with spinal injuries.