Post By Brenda Walker on 02/21/2018

Automation: Arizona Approves Waymo for Commercial Self-Driving on Its Streets

The self-driving revolution took another step forward recently when the state of Arizona gave the Waymo company a permit to charge customers for its transportation service. The self-driving cars have b...
Post By Brenda Walker on 02/11/2018

Cotton Harvesting Technology Cuts Labor Costs

A century ago, one of the most miserable jobs was picking cotton in the hot sun. Now cotton farming has become highly automated like much of present-day agriculture. One cutting-edge machine is a John ...
Post By Brenda Walker on 02/08/2018

Automation: Security Robot Promises Reduced Labor Costs

A version of this video showed on a daytime news show in northern California on Monday:Interestingly, the company came out with the major selling point of robots, that they are cheaper than human emplo...
Post By Brenda Walker on 02/01/2018

Canada: Energy Company Switches to Self-Driving Trucks for Oil Sands Mining

Self-driving vehicles come in various shapes and sizes these days, and a Canadian company is investing in giant ore-carrying trucks to help mine oil sands in northern Alberta. What’s unusual is th...