Category Archives: Robotics

Job loss to technology, AI, robotics and blockchain are likely going to dramatically alter the lives of tens, if not hundreds of millions of Americans, for the worse.

Sitting here in 2019, it seems that although jobs are being impacted by technological improvements, the swing to extreme job loss has not occurred. Not yet. Although some well-researched prognostications suggest that the future job loss to technology would be as bad as many others, take for instance the mere 36 million projected in a […]

Amazon Warehouse Robots

It wasn’t cheap to Deploy these Amazon Warehouse robots. Watch as they bring the shelves to workers for pick and pack. It’s easy to see what the cost benefits are. More room in the warehouse for products. No wandering humans looking for products. Fewer humans for mistakes. The labor left behind is far more productive. […]

Will 3D Printers, Robotics, and AI Create Manufacturing Jobs in Ohio?

Northeast Ohio grudgingly said goodbye to traditional jobs and prepares to adapt to the future of manufacturing, starting with 3D printers. Tens of thousands of steel and automobile manufacturing jobs have disappeared from the Youngstown, Ohio region. But local leaders hope that a new wave of industry can revitalize the area, reports CNN Business. Specifically, […]

2018 Was the Year of the Robot

U.S. companies installed more robots in 2018 than ever before, thanks to a decrease in prices and an increase in flexibility. And for the first time ever, car plants aren’t accounting for more than half of those sales. Shipments of robots grew by nearly 16 percent from 2017 to 2018, reports Reuters. And that growth […]

PepsiCo Will Pay a Fortune to Replace Human Workers with Automation

PepsiCo will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in severance pay to laid-off workers in Texas and New York as it replaces humans with automation. CEO Ramon Laguarta said PepsiCo is “relentlessly automating” with the “best new technologies.” In other words, reports Business Insider, the company’s four-year restructuring plan includes cutting jobs in Texas and […]

Marty the Grocery Store Robot Is Keeping Aisles Clear

Meet Marty, the grocery store robot. This new “employee” is utilizing artificial intelligence to monitor aisles and keep them clear. A command center in the Philippines controls Marty, reports AP technology writer Matt O’Brien. More specifically, the wheeled robot sends images of spills and messes to the center’s human workers, who in turn trigger cleanup […]