Post By Brenda Walker on 07/31/2015

“Labor-Saving” Robots Mean Job Elimination for Humans

I generally don’t care much for the PBS Newshour’s liberal slant on nearly everything, but must admit they have done good work in examining the automation revolution in the workplace. They have reporte...
Post By Brenda Walker on 07/30/2015

Automation: McDonald’s Introduces Kiosks So Customers Can Have (Money-Saving) Non-Human Food Ordering

The automation revolution keeps picking up speed as the machines get better. Today’s news included a report from Fox Business about McDonald’s introduction of kiosks to replace human order takers in it...
Post By Brenda Walker on 07/20/2015

Boeing Aircraft Increases Robots in Factories

In the Seattle area, the Boeing aircraft manufacturing company has long been a big player in the local economy. Now the firm is expanding the use of robots in building airplanes, and though it promises...
Post By Steve Sailer on 07/20/2015

#RobotLivesMatter—If Robots Become Sentient, They Won't "Take Over", They'll Claim Discrimination

From the Daily Mail: Should robots have human rights? Act now to regulate killer machines before they multiply and demand the right to vote, warns legal expertRobots will need new laws to regulate them...
Post By Brenda Walker on 07/15/2015

Automation Watch: Robot Hotel Opens in Japan

The “Weird Hotel” in Sansebo still has some bugs to be solved, and the rollout was inclined to gimmicks designed to attract the sensation-seeking media, but the business does show the future.How gimmic...