The workplace is changing, and Americans have to prepare. Doing so requires having a realistic vision of what the future holds: just how many jobs will robots replace, and what will displaced workers do? “In the long run, nearly all current jobs will go away,” says UC Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell. Russell envisions “an […]
Category Archives: Robotics
Electronic Strike Zone: Human Umpires vs. Robo Umps
The technology is here, but are baseball fans ready for robo umps? Human umpires will keep their jobs, but the job will not look the same. The electronic strike zone could be one of the most significant changes to the game, according to the Bleacher Report. Throughout baseball history, players and fans trusted the eyesight […]
20 Million Manufacturing Jobs Displaced by Machines
Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world. That’s according to a recent report from global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm Oxford Economics. Because of this, Amazon is helping U.S. workers stay employed in this increasingly automated economy. To do so, Amazon will spend $700 million over the next six […]
RaaS: Building Security Industry Hits Automation Tipping Point
In 2017, the world employed an estimated 20 million private security officers. But, robots can perform the same work as these humans at a cost of about 30 to 65 percent less. For the building security industry, Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) is the biggest automation threat to human workers so far. One human managing a few remote […]
Amazon to Pack Orders Using Machines Instead of Human Workers
Amazon is beginning to use machines to box up customer orders. Will thousands of human workers who currently do this work soon be out of a job? The CartonWrap technology, reports Reuters, can pack up to 700 boxes per hour, which is five times the rate of a human packer. Amazon is considering installing two […]
Service Robots Begin to Take People’s Jobs
For most American’s, particularly those working in the food service and hospitality industries, automation has been very minimal and hasn’t taken peoples jobs away. That is about the change. Enter the “Service Robots”. This new addition to the world of robot workers is aimed at one thing. Replacing workers. Workers who support their families. Workers […]
Can You Save Your Job from the Robots?
Over the next 15 to 20 years, up to 47 percent of U.S. jobs may be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. Here’s what you need to know. The job-stealing robots are not the clunky, blue-collar machines of the past. Rather, reports The New Yorker magazine, they are white-collar robots (aka globots) that will come […]
Blended Workforce: The Future of Humans and Robots Working Together
Organizations know that the future workforce will look different, but they’re not preparing as they should. Turns out, humans and robots can make a really good team. Forbes reports that artificial intelligence will eliminate human jobs, but not necessarily as organizations envision it. For example, rather than replace all human employees with technology, companies should […]
Today’s Kids Will Compete with Automation in Tomorrow’s Job Market
Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver interviewed kids about what they wanted to be when they grew up. But the jobs they list – pilot, doctor, artist – may look very different as the world becomes increasingly automated. Time reported that Oliver addressed the fact that jobs are not just moving overseas—they’re also being lost to […]
Women’s Jobs at Higher Risk of Being Eliminated by Automation
In an interesting new perspective on the coverage of how automation is likely to drastically reduce jobs, the UK has noted that many of the initial jobs that may be eliminated by technological automation like AI, robotics, blockchain and autonomous transportation are jobs currently held predominately by women. An article in the Independent (link to […]