Posts tagged robots

Intelligent machines projected to help workers have better, more fulfilling jobs.

New research for software firm FreeAgent shows that one in ten think a “roboboss” would be more efficient than a human, with men more likely to accept a non-human boss than women.

Users of industrial robots from manufacturing to healthcare are unprepared for the real risk of a hacking attack, warns cyber security expert, Ross Thomson.

To tie in with Accountex, the biggest tradeshow in the UK for accountancy, new research reveals that 96% of accountants believe either all or some of their profession will be automated by technology (such as AI) within the next five years.

Managing Director of Neutronic Technologies, Neil Gallant, tells MARGINALIA about the latest robotic practices and research, and his future of work expectations considering the potential of automation.   

A new study from Adecco has found that almost half of employees (48%) think Artificial Intelligence (AI) will positively benefit them, by helping them to work more flexibly.

Care for the elderly could be revolutionised through a €2.5m ground-breaking international study to build culturally aware robots.

University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Ed Hess and Katherine Ludwig have released a new book, Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age, where they wrestle with the defining workplace question of our era and offer workable solutions for employees to stay relevant.

IBM Research announced the creation of the prototype IBM Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant (IBM MERA) done in collaboration with Rice University. IBM MERA is a first of a kind Watson-enabled application designed to help assist the elderly and their caregivers. IBM Research also has plans to work with Sole Cooperativa, an independent healthcare provider in Italy, to instrument senior housing with sensors to monitor day-to-day activities of its residents.

Play-learning with UBTECH Robotic’s Jimu robots teaches key coding skills to (big) kids of all ages, from 5 to 105!

As technology improves and as prices fall, professional service robots are increasingly doing jobs formerly handled by human workers. Revenue from professional service robots reached $2.6 billion, with around 20,000 units shipped in 2015, according to a new report from IHS Markit.

ABB’s forthcoming Switch to Robots seminar will explain how ongoing reductions in the cost and complexity of robotic automation are opening up new opportunities for UK SME manufacturing companies.

Munich-based startup, Magazino, has sold three perception-controlled, item-specific picking robots to fulfillment service provider, Fiege.

Imagine working alongside robots that could roam around offices and factory floors. It’s not the stuff of sci-fi, but a reality. Magazino is a tech company which develops and builds perception-controlled, mobile robots named TORU, which are designed to navigate freely and dynamically amongst a human workforce.

The UK leads the way in research and development of next-gen tech – from 3D printing, and smart homes, to robotics and driverless cars. New research from AXA suggests, however, that the nation’s small firms are sceptical about the prospects of these technologies reaching their workplaces.

ABB – the supplier of industrial robots, modular manufacturing systems and service – has won the prestigious ‘Invention and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation’ (IERA) award for its YuMi dual-armed collaborative robot.

ParcelHero says “delivery wars” have entered a new dimension as Starship Technologies’ delivery droids take on UberRUSH API’s crowdsourced drivers.

A recent event – “The Robots are coming: The future of work”- at the South Bank Centre brought together a panel of experts on robotics and artificial intelligence to debate what awaits our working lives in the near future. Gloria Lombardi was there to explore the topic and report on the talk.

Gloria Lombardi visits Deloitte Digital’s innovative office in London to explore the latest workplace technologies with the firm’s ‘Disruptor’ Ed Greig.

An ‘Autonomous World’ is about to emerge according to Jeremiah Owyang, founder of Crowd Companies. Gloria Lombardi explores and finds out more.