Robots at Work

In Snohomish, Washington, six Amazon Scout robots have been delivering packages to customers since January. Source: cnbc.com

Recent research has found that one gender is more likely to lose their careers because of a robotic replacement. Source: hrtechnologynews.com

In the most ambitious project to date, the Estonian Ministry of Justice has asked it’s AI team to design a “robot judge”. Source: wired.com

In 2013, the company started an ambitious, flashy effort to create robots. Now, its goals are more modest, but the technology is subtly more advanced. Source: nytimes.com

Municipalities with multiple fields find benefits from adding robots to the grounds crew for the mundane task of line-chalking. Source: roboticsbusinessreview.com

Swedish researchers have developed an AI-powered robot said to be capable of carrying out job interviews without any bias. Source: hrtechnologynews.com

Support robots are already a factor in Japan, where a quarter of the population is already greying. Japan’s government expects the robotic service industry to grow to nearly $4 billion annually by 2035. Source: robotstomorrow.com

Most professional service robots are semi-autonomous or fully autonomous robots that have some mobility and interact with people, usually in a retail, hospitality, healthcare, warehouse or fulfillment setting. Source: roboticstomorrow.com

The study found that 63% of employees would outsource tasks to a robot given the chance. Source: hrtechnologynews.com

INNFOS’ “intelligent service robot” demonstrates some of its capabilities, which include dancing, threading a needle, pouring a drink, and holding a raw egg without breaking it. Source: futurism.com