Walmart To Build More Robo Warehouses As Amazon Fight Intensifies
By Tyler Durden It’s no secret that Walmart is gearing up for a lengthy fight against rival Amazon. Walmart’s competitive advantages are their stores –…
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Sewer Cleaning Robots Operating via Sensors and Frequencies “similar to WiFi and Bluetooth” — Plenty Could Go Wrong.
By B.N. Frank A recently published article about Sewer Robots reads more like a sales pitch to replace more human jobs with technology than an…
Company Plans Mass Rollout of Humanoid Robots to Replace Workers in Healthcare, Education
By PFW News A Hong Kong-based robotics company plans to mass produce humanoid robots to replace workers across industries such as healthcare and education. Hanson…
Huge Interest In Pizza-Making Robot As COVID Accelerates “Social Distancing Kitchens”
By Tyler Durden COVID-19 will accelerate technological change that will bring the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence to many industries. In particular, the restaurant industry,…
Army Receives Two Robotic Combat Vehicles That Will “Revolutionize” Combat Operations
By Tyler Durden The US Army wants to field light, medium, and heavy robotic combat vehicles to prepare for future combat on the modern battlefield…
Police Robots Are Not a Selfie Opportunity, They’re a Privacy Disaster Waiting to Happen
By Matthew Guariglia The arrival of government-operated autonomous police robots does not look like predictions in science fiction movies. An army of robots with gun…
Boston Dynamics’ Robots Learn How To Dance In Creepy New Video
By Tyler Durden On Tuesday, Boston Dynamics uploaded a video to YouTube of their robots creepily dancing to The Contours’ “Do You Love Me.” The…
“The Robot Made Me Do It”: Research Finds AI Encourages Risk-Taking Behavior
By Tyler Durden Good news for people that like to make terrible decisions and avoid taking responsibility: robot scapegoats are here. According to a new…
NYPD To Deploy Robotic Dog To Combat Criminals
By Tyler Durden According to ABC7 in New York, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is set to receive a new Boston Dynamics robot dog with special…
Airport Deploys “Virus-Killing Robots” During Holidays As Mall Santas Turn To Plexiglass Barriers And “Sanitation Elves”
By Tyler Durden Holidays during the pandemic were always going to be interesting, as fears over a second wave have been met with a flood…
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Starts New Work On BP Oil Rig
By Tyler Durden The virus pandemic is accelerating the trend of robots replacing humans in the workplace. One robot that is quickly being adopted by…
Survey: Parents Worldwide Would Allow Robots and AI to Care for, Monitor and Perform Surgery on Their Kids
By B.N. Frank In 2019, a survey revealed that 82% of Americans believed Artificial Intelligence (AI) was more harmful than helpful. Also in 2019, one…
China Deploys Trash Collecting Robots Amid Automation Wave
By Tyler Durden A “smart garbage sorting robot” was recently launched on the streets in eastern China, able to pick up and sort trash for an…
Walmart to Remove Robot Employees from U.S. Stores Instead of Adding More
By B.N. Frank There have been countless reports about humans losing their jobs to robots. Now robots are getting the axe at Walmart. But what…