The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank chief economist said, despite common gloomy predictions that humans are set to be replaced by machines.
January 3, 2019robots
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News
Robots Aren’t Yet Killing Off All Our Jobs, World Bank Says
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
Fiat Said to Weigh Robotics Unit Sale for Up to $2.3 Billion
Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is considering options for its robotics arm, Comau, including a potential sale at a value of 1.5 billion euros to 2 billion euros ($1.7 billion to $2.3 billion), sources familiar with the matter said. The shares rose the most since July.
November 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
The delivery of food and small packages in urban areas has been identified as a potential application for sidewalk robots. (Starship Technologies)
Robots Take On the Final Mile
The delivery of food and small packages in urban areas has been identified as a potential application for sidewalk robots. (Starship Technologies)
Imagine if the next time you place an order for delivery from your favorite local restaurant, you’re greeted at your door not by a person but by an urban delivery robot.
August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
AP
Teradyne Expands in Warehouse Robotics
AP
Danish autonomous robot manufacturer Mobile Industrial Robots was acquired by Teradyne Inc. for $148 million in cash, with an additional $124 million paid if several performance milestones are met through 2020.
April 30, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA
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FedEx Cancels Indiana Shipping Hub Project, Citing Increased Automation at Other Facilities
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Two months after crediting Republican tax cuts with fueling new investment in Indianapolis, FedEx has canceled a plan to build a large new project in Greenwood, Ind.
March 27, 2018Warehouse Operators Look to Automation to Boost Capabilities, Ease Shortage of Labor
A robotic palletizer can work many times faster than humans to assemble products for shipment. (Intelligrated Inc.)
Warehouse operators are looking for ways to automate their operations to meet increasing demands for e-commerce fulfillment services and to compensate for what appears to be a growing shortage of workers.
November 13, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Boxed
This E-Commerce Company Pays for Warehouse Worker Weddings. Will the Perk Survive Automation?
Boxed
Tech entrepreneurs have long lavished perks on coders and engineers, the free massages, ping pong tables and free food of Valley lore.
August 7, 2017
Business
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News
FedEx's Fred Smith: 'Don't Be Afraid of Technology'
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News
Should we be worried about robots taking our jobs? Some of us, maybe — look what happened to Blockbuster video clerks — but collectively, no, FedEx chief Frederick Smith told student researchers gathered at the University of Memphis on April 6.
April 7, 2017
Business
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Amazon’s Warehouse Robot War Is Spreading
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Amazon’s acquisition of Kiva set off an arms race among robot makers and shippers across the United States who scurried to keep up with the e-commerce giant.
April 6, 2017
Business
Fetch Robotics Inc.
In Warehouses of the Future, Robots Do the Walking
Fetch Robotics Inc.
Warehouse workers who used to tire themselves out walking from one end of a sprawling building to the other have new tools to do their jobs more quickly and with a lot less shoe leather: robots.
April 3, 2017Pages
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