Don't panic, the robots are coming
10 years ago

Don't panic, the robots are coming

Dutch News  

Robotisation is not as bad as it is made out to be, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own need.’ It’s an extremely creepy view of the future, and long-winded to boot. ‘A future of almost unlimited production by a handful, for consumption by whoever can afford it, is a recipe for economic and social collapse.’ Taking jobs You catch the authors’ drift: the robot is coming and it’s going to take your job away. The second quote was taken from a panicky article on the World Economic Forum posted by former labour minister Robert Reich entitled ‘Why automation means we need a new economic model’. ‘Robot density’, defined by Graetz and Michaels as the number of industrial robots per million hours worked, was 0.79 here in 2007.

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Robots no more science fiction in real life
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

I first learned about robots while reading a science fiction story more than 50 years ago. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

China needs more factory robots. Can it build its own?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China needs more factory robots. Can it build its own?

Live Mint  

The abundance of cheap labor was once a reason why seemingly everything is made in China. Being the world’s factory, it is natural that China is by far the largest market for industrial robots. On a per-employee basis, China’s industrial robot penetration still lags behind advanced manufacturing economies such as South Korea, Germany and Japan. And outside of China, the …

Humanoid robots play more roles
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Humanoid robots play more roles

China Daily  

An employee of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd monitors production at a facility in Shanghai. Chang Li, vice-president of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd, said that the company has developed collaborative robots possessing stronger self-learning abilities, self-decision-making capabilities and human-machine interactions. JAKA Robotics, which specializes in the new generation of collaborative robots and smart factories, has expanded its business into multiple industrial …

As robots grow in strength, industries integrate them with human workforce
1 year, 9 months ago

As robots grow in strength, industries integrate them with human workforce

Hindustan Times  

Coventry, UK: It is not every day that humans who aren’t developing these systems or using them, get to watch massive industrial robots at work, from close quarters. One of them, the Fanuc M2000iA/2300 robot, which is the largest commercially available industrial robot is prowling the test labs at the Manufacturing Technology Center’s hub in Coventry, UK. In a conversation …

Don’t fear an AI-induced jobs apocalypse just yet
1 year, 9 months ago

Don’t fear an AI-induced jobs apocalypse just yet

Hindustan Times  

“I think we might exceed a one-to-one ratio of humanoid robots to humans,” Elon Musk declared on March 1st. Now even the techno-optimistic Mr Musk wonders what it would mean for robots to outnumber humans: “It’s not even clear what an economy is at that point.” Although Messrs Frey and Osborne still have a few years to be proved right, …

Movie offers glimpse of robotics plans
2 years, 2 months ago

Movie offers glimpse of robotics plans

China Daily  

A man passes a poster of Wandering Earth II at a cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Jan 23, 2023. As Wandering Earth II, the sequel to China's most successful sci-fi epic, is well received in cinemas, the seemingly omnipotent industrial robots, a recurring presence in the film, offer a glimpse into the country's plan to be a global innovation …

Human Interest: Will Rise of The Robots Leave Us Jobless? News18 Gets Expert View
2 years, 2 months ago

Human Interest: Will Rise of The Robots Leave Us Jobless? News18 Gets Expert View

News 18  

With the rapid technological advancements in the past few years, the world noticed China, the US, Japan and South Korea becoming the top countries in terms of the usage of robots. The debate The rise of robots or smart tech has baffled many including now-Twitter boss Elon Musk, who once said: “Robots will be able to do everything better than …

Robot orders increase 40% amid labour shortage
2 years, 9 months ago

Robot orders increase 40% amid labour shortage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Orders for workplace robots increased by 40 per cent in the first three …

Will a robot take YOUR job? Scientists reveal the jobs at highest risk
2 years, 11 months ago

Will a robot take YOUR job? Scientists reveal the jobs at highest risk

Daily Mail  

While the idea of a robot taking your job may sound like the plot from the latest episode of Black Mirror, a new study has warned that it could become a reality for many people in the future. Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have revealed which jobs are most and least likely to be taken by robots …

As workers age, robots are taking over more jobs worldwide
3 years, 6 months ago

As workers age, robots are taking over more jobs worldwide

Live Mint  

It turns out robots are taking over jobs fastest around the world in places where their human counterparts are aging the most rapidly. The research showed age alone accounted for 35% of the variation between countries in their adoption of robots, with those having older workers far more likely to adopt the machines. The research fits a longstanding trend of …

American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem
3 years, 10 months ago

American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Demand for goods is skyrocketing as the US economy reopens from the pandemic. “Throughout the executive interviews conducted during this year’s study, a resounding distress signal kept repeating itself: ‘We can’t find the people to do the work,’” the report said. People don’t know the jobs are here or that these are jobs they want,” …

As COVID-19 wanes, employers are accelerating the use of robots. Where does that leave workers?
3 years, 10 months ago

As COVID-19 wanes, employers are accelerating the use of robots. Where does that leave workers?

LA Times  

At the Grand Food Depot in Los Angeles, a robot moves a restaurant order to the next station before it reaches the customer. As the U.S. economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are turning to greater use of automation, including robots, rather than calling back workers or hiring new ones in many cases. “We have additional engineering staff on …

Future of work: UK’s problem is not too many robots but too few, MPs say
5 years, 6 months ago

Future of work: UK’s problem is not too many robots but too few, MPs say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Automation threatens scores of jobs …

As automation swallows the world of work, will we restrain the robots to protect the dignity of labour?
5 years, 6 months ago

As automation swallows the world of work, will we restrain the robots to protect the dignity of labour?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The question of why we work …

What if robots don’t take all the jobs?
5 years, 8 months ago

What if robots don’t take all the jobs?

The Economist  

I T IS HARD to believe now, but a little more than a decade ago people were seriously worried about robots taking all the jobs. Back in 2018 the chief economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, gave a warning that “large swathes” of the population would become “technologically unemployed”. He argued that the “fourth industrial revolution” of automation …

Robots could displace 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030
5 years, 9 months ago

Robots could displace 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Robots are getting better at doing human jobs. Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm. The use of robots is on the rise: At this point, every new robot …

These are six things robots on the daily that you most probably didn't know about
5 years, 10 months ago

These are six things robots on the daily that you most probably didn't know about

Firstpost  

While you might not come in contact with robots every day, they play background roles in many fields. Food sorting robots If you eat rice, chances are that every grain you consumed was sorted by a robotic machine with a lightning-fast vision system. These training robots can simulate various conditions and give student health workers the ability to practice diagnosis …

HOW WILL ROBOTS CHANGE THE WORKPLACE BY 2022?
6 years, 6 months ago

HOW WILL ROBOTS CHANGE THE WORKPLACE BY 2022?

Daily Mail  

The non-profit expects robots, AI and other forms of automation to drastically change the workplace within the next four years. Read articles that feature this panel Millennials really don't like human interaction: Study shows young adults prefer using robots at work to speak to customers, while baby. Nearly half of ALL jobs could be lost or radically transformed as a …

Robots and artificial intelligence will take over HALF of all tasks in the workplace by 2025
6 years, 6 months ago

Robots and artificial intelligence will take over HALF of all tasks in the workplace by 2025

Daily Mail  

More than half of all tasks in the workplace tasks will be carried out by machines by 2025. That's according to the World Economic Forum, which predicts that AI and robots will kill off 75 million jobs worldwide by 2022. That's according to the World Economic Forum, which predicts that AI and robots will kill off 75 million jobs worldwide …

Robots to handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025: World Economic Forum
6 years, 6 months ago

Robots to handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025: World Economic Forum

Hindustan Times  

Robots will handle 52 per cent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a World Economic Forum study said Monday. WEF’s report,The Future of Jobs 2018, foresees robots swiftly replacing humans in the accounting, client management, industrial, postal and secretarial sectors. The sharp increase could “By 2025 more than half of all current workplace tasks …

Robots break new ground in construction industry
7 years ago

Robots break new ground in construction industry

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Robots have moved into factories, warehouses, stores and even our homes. Backed by Silicon Valley money, tech startups are developing self-driving bulldozers, drones to inspect work sites and robots that can lay bricks faster than human and work without lunch breaks. The construction industry hopes that robots and other technologies will help contractors manage a shortage of skilled …

The Dutch Economy: A Story of Resilience and Growth
7 years, 2 months ago

The Dutch Economy: A Story of Resilience and Growth

Dutch News  

The article highlights the positive impact of automation and foreign labour on the Dutch economy. Despite the shift towards automation and lower-wage countries, the Netherlands' economy has seen a significant increase in employment due to the growth of the service sector. The article emphasizes that the transition will be challenging but that the country's ability to adapt and retrain its …

Don't fear the robots or the foreigners, they will make us richer
7 years, 2 months ago

Don't fear the robots or the foreigners, they will make us richer

Dutch News  

Robots and foreigners have been taking over Dutch jobs for 50 years – but more people than ever are working, says economist Mathijs Bouman. In 1969 Jan Wolkers wrote Turkish Delight, the Beatles recorded Abbey Road and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Of a working population of around 5.3 million, 1.3 million people worked in manufacturing or industry – …

Robots, AI to create, not steal jobs
7 years, 3 months ago

Robots, AI to create, not steal jobs

China Daily  

A boy watches robots in action at the 20th China International Hi-tech Fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, last month. Ongoing technology advances in robotics and artificial intelligence in China are expected to create more employment opportunities than job losses, according to a new report from British recruitment company Michael Page. Alex Gu, director of Michael Page China, said it is …

The robots are coming – but will they really take all our jobs?
7 years, 3 months ago

The robots are coming – but will they really take all our jobs?

The Independent  

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Robots could force 800 million people out of a job, finds study
7 years, 3 months ago

Robots could force 800 million people out of a job, finds study

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As many as 800 million …

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations
55 years, 2 months ago

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations

Wired  

The world is commonly divided into industrialized and emerging economies. Economic think tank McKinsey Global Institute forecast changes in demand for different kinds of labor across 45 countries as technologies improve to perform physical or office tasks. One key result: Robots pose a more immediate and disruptive threat to the US middle class than they do to middle-income workers in …

Productivity Growth Is Up. Are The Robots Finally Coming?
7 years, 4 months ago

Productivity Growth Is Up. Are The Robots Finally Coming?

Huff Post  

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that productivity grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the third quarter of 2017. Productivity growth, which reflects the rate at which robots and other technologies displace workers, has been extremely slow in recent years. The quick pace of productivity growth allowed for rapid increases in wages and living standards, especially in the …

70% of Americans fear their job will be taken by a robot
7 years, 5 months ago

70% of Americans fear their job will be taken by a robot

Daily Mail  

They have been taking over manual roles and replacing workers on factory production lines for decades, and it seems that there are fears robots will soon take over even more jobs. Scroll down for video They have been taking over manual roles and replacing workers on factory production lines for decades, and it seems that there are fears robots will …

The End of Jobs: Will AI Automate Many Middle Class Jobs?
7 years, 6 months ago

The End of Jobs: Will AI Automate Many Middle Class Jobs?

Huff Post  

Manufacturing output continues to improve, even though the number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. continues to decline and this trend will not stop. Source: Robotics Industries Association Source: Robotics Industries Association Costs are plunging In 2010 the average cost of a robot was $150,000; today the price has dropped to below $25,000, a drop of over 80%. The death …

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 7 months ago

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot displays at the ongoing 2017 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2017. The International Federation of Robotics forecasts that China's robotics industry will be worth $6.28 billion this year, after exceeding $5 billion for the first time in 2016. China is now in the critical stage of its "Made in China 2025" blueprint, a plan to move …

Rise of the machines: What jobs will survive as robots move into the workplace?
7 years, 8 months ago

Rise of the machines: What jobs will survive as robots move into the workplace?

ABC  

The invasion of robots into factories and offices has long been seen as final blow for workforces ravaged by cheap offshore labour and the never ending quest to cut costs. Key points: Two-thirds of the shift from automatable tasks will be driven by people changing the way they work Automating routine tasks will improve job satisfaction for 62pc of low-skilled …

Robots: Job terminators or simply misunderstood?
7 years, 11 months ago

Robots: Job terminators or simply misunderstood?

Al Jazeera  

We examine the role of robots in the workplace of the future. Automation has been coming to us for the past 20-25 years, it’s just going to be an intensity, rather than a surprise assault,” he says. Commenting on Gordhan’s sacking, John Ashbourne of Capital Economics in London says, “it has thrown a lot of people into a bit of …

Report finds 38% of US jobs will lost to robots by 2030
8 years ago

Report finds 38% of US jobs will lost to robots by 2030

Daily Mail  

While millions of people fearing a robot run world, it is Americans who should worry the most. A new report has found that 38 percent of US jobs will be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence by the early 2030s. The analysis, by accountancy giant PwC, has also revealed that it is financials service jobs that are at most risk …

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern among global CEOs at Davos
8 years, 2 months ago

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern among global CEOs at Davos

Live Mint  

Davos: Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global chief executive officers say the real culprits are increasingly machines. “Jobs will be lost, jobs will evolve and this revolution is going to be ageless, it’s going to be classless and it’s going to affect everyone,” said Meg Whitman, chief executive of …

Robots are stealing far more jobs than foreign workers, researchers say
8 years, 4 months ago

Robots are stealing far more jobs than foreign workers, researchers say

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump blames Mexico and China for stealing millions of jobs from the United States. A study at Ball State University's Center for Business and Economic Research last year found that trade accounted for just 13 percent of America's lost factory jobs. America has lost more than 7 million factory jobs since manufacturing employment peaked in 1979 American factory production, …

Are robots coming for YOUR job?
8 years, 9 months ago

Are robots coming for YOUR job?

Daily Mail  

It is far from being the apocalyptic extermination of the human race depicted in films like the Terminator, but it seems the rise of the machines has begun. The five foot tall Knightscope K5 robots are designed to help security guards by spotting suspicious behaviour and alerting controllers According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review, eight US hotels are …

Here come the robots: Davos bosses brace for big technology shocks
9 years, 2 months ago

Here come the robots: Davos bosses brace for big technology shocks

Firstpost  

Robots are already on the march, moving from factories into homes, hospitals, shops, restaurants and even war zones, while advances in areas like artificial neural networks are starting to blur the barriers between man and machine. After steam, mass production and information technology, the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” will bring ever faster cycles of innovation, posing huge challenges to companies, …

Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions
9 years, 6 months ago

Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have created a huge, in-depth analysis of what jobs are under threat …

Will robots take your job?
9 years, 7 months ago

Will robots take your job?

China Daily  

BEIJING - As a growing number of Chinese factories use robots to replace human labor, one Silicon Valley veteran warns that the trends may reduce job opportunities and dampen consumption. That can be a big economic and social problem," said Martin Ford, author of "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future," in an exclusive interview …

Software And Robots Eat Jobs. Now What?
9 years, 7 months ago

Software And Robots Eat Jobs. Now What?

Huff Post  

In a story for Vox Monday, Matt Yglesias argues that we shouldn't be worried about losing our jobs to robots -- or to any other kind of sophisticated tech that can do the work of a human. He claims, for example, that for many people, advances in tech have only affected their day-to-day jobs in "relatively superficial ways": These days …

Rise of the Robots: How Far Will They Go?
9 years, 9 months ago

Rise of the Robots: How Far Will They Go?

Wired  

The full title is Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford. The answer depends on artificial intelligence---real intelligence, not just smart robots but robots that can learn and critically think. Once you add robots into the mix, they start doing jobs but they don't consume things that would support even more jobs. …

Don't panic, the robots are coming
10 years ago

Don't panic, the robots are coming

Dutch News  

Robotisation is not as bad as it is made out to be, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own need.’ It’s an extremely creepy view of the future, and long-winded to boot. ‘A future of almost unlimited production by a handful, for consumption by whoever can afford it, is a …

Robots won't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least 100 years
10 years, 1 month ago

Robots won't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least 100 years

Daily Mail  

Robots may well replace factory workers over the next decade, but they don't pose a serious threat to middle class jobs, claims billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Robots may well replace factory workers over the next decade, but they don't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least one hundred years, claims billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel The …

Top 10 jobs that are likely to be replaced by robots[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 2 months ago

Top 10 jobs that are likely to be replaced by robots[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Since the notion of artificial intelligence became a hot topic around the world, experts started to list the jobs that are most likely to be replaced by robots. Factory workers A food processing factory uses robots to package products to deal with the labor shortage in Jinjiang, Fujian province. While China is at the crossroads of upgrading labor-intensive industries for …

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China
10 years, 5 months ago

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- China is now the world's largest industrial robot market with over 30 robot factories under construction, authorities said. Qu Daokui, deputy director of the State Engineering Research Center for Robotics, said during a forum in Shanghai on Sunday that robotics and the Internet will transform global manufacturing, and China is entering a golden decade for the development of …

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