Will Amazon's robotic revolution spark a new wave of job losses?
by New Scientist
New Scientist— Amazon says it will create new jobs to replace roles taken over by machines, but it isn’t clear whether this will happen quickly enough
Marketwatch—Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 175,000 new jobs in April, below forecast. A big surprise in the April jobs report was a paltry 5,000 increase in leisure and hospitality jobs. With Americans traveling a ton and going out to eat more than ever, hotels and restaurants have been hiring throngs of people. Job gains have averaged 55,000 a month in the past two years. Not so i
EEJournal—Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots, Features New Partnerships and Applications for Industrial Robots at AUTOMATE 2024. WIXOM, Michigan, May 2, 20 Kawasaki Robotics, a manufacturer of high-quality, intuitive and productive industrial robots for every industry, will offer a first look at its new family of collaborative robots (cobots) next week at Automate 2024 in Chicago May 6-9. Powered with partner NEURA Robotics’ robotic assistant platform, the CL Series combines all the safety … Read More → "Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots, Features New Partnerships and Applications for...
TechCrunch—Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less. Sanctuary AI often isn’t mentioned in the same breath as humanoid robotics firms like Boston Dynamics, Agility, Figure and 1X, but the Canadian company has been operating in the space for some time. In fact, a new robot introduced on Thursday is actually the seventh-generation of its Phoenix line. While a recent iteration introduced legs […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.