Post By Brenda Walker on 07/28/2016

Automation: Delivery Robots Look Likely for Austin Implementation

Delivery robots are a technology that is coming on strong: they are small, relatively unthreatening to safety and almost friendly as machines go. Their usage niche is rather limited because of their si...
Post By Brenda Walker on 07/12/2016

Automation: Amazon’s Picking Challenge Spotlights Robotic Advances

Tuesday was the Amazon Prime day, where super deals were offered to shoppers of the online store who pay a fee for extra services. Last year’s Prime Day broke records with its total of 34.4 m...
Post By John Derbyshire on 07/11/2016

ECONOMIST Watch: Economical About Artificial Intelligence

Speaking of The Economist: Before being felled by rhinoviruses I'd intended to do a takedown of that magazine's June 25th special issue on Artificial Intelligence.(The reason for a special issue was th...
Post By Brenda Walker on 07/02/2016

North Carolina Reports on Local Job Loss from Automation

Below is a rare local report about automation and its effects at ground level. It’s a 3-minute TV-news segment, but the piece does get the sense of general anxiety about the future of employment. One m...