by dankeelan | Apr 23, 2024 | Robots
Shoppers probably don’t think much about what happens next when they place an online grocery order. But it sets-off an intricate dance of software, artificial intelligence, robots, vans and workers. At an Ocado warehouse just outside Luton, I’m in the...
by dankeelan | Mar 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Workplace
A United Kingdom study of nearly 5000 workers reportedly found that AI, robots, trackers, and other new technology are bad for people’s well-being while laptops, computers, and other long-established technologies prove to improve people’s...
by dankeelan | Jan 23, 2024 | Featured, Robots
BMW’s newest autoworker is 5’6,” 130 pounds, walks on two legs, uses five-fingered hands to assemble machines — and takes a break every five hours to stroll to a charging station and plug itself in. Under a first-of-its-kind deal, humanoid robots...
by dankeelan | Jan 16, 2024 | Automation, Jobs, Robots, Unions
Rising labor costs for U.S. automakers are sowing the seeds for deeper investment in automation after settlements last year to end a month of strikes at car plants across the country saw automakers agree to large wage increases for American auto workers. The Big...
by dankeelan | Jan 9, 2024 | Robots
Don’t be surprised if your next meal is served to you by a robot. While they’re not taking over completely, robots are starting to pop up as restaurants and businesses strive to work smarter, not harder. In 2021, a Dallas restaurant introduced a robot,...
by dankeelan | Nov 21, 2023 | Jobs, Robots
Recently, United Parcel Service Inc. opened its biggest warehouse, a sprawling 20-acre complex outside of Louisville, Kentucky. By the end of the next year, the massive package handling company intends to outfit the $79 million facility with over 3,000 robots to do...
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