Post By Brenda Walker on 06/28/2016

Automation: SpotMini Robot Loads Dishwasher and Delivers Beer

Last February, millions watched a video of Boston Dynamics’ amazing Atlas robot as it walked with ease through a snowy landscape.Did you see it? Watch that video here.Now the company is back with an ev...
Post By Brenda Walker on 06/22/2016

America's Truckers Face Self-Driving Technology

Many jobs that are being replaced by automation are somewhat small in terms of the number of workers in each employment category, so the overall cumulative effect has not been adequately noticed. Howev...
Post By Brenda Walker on 06/20/2016

Automation Is Seen as an Alternative to Outsourcing

This is something of a good news story, because when smart machines are chosen over shipping US jobs overseas wholesale, there are likely a few human workers required to assist the robots. At least for...
Post By Brenda Walker on 06/15/2016

Amazon’s Successful Automation Boosts Employment — For Now

Amazon’s automated warehouses continue to show how rapidly smart machines are taking over tasks that were performed by humans. A few years ago, workers pushed carts for miles around the warehouse picki...
Post By John Derbyshire on 06/06/2016

Swiss Turn Down "Helicopter Money"—Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI)

On Radio Derb (May 13th and June 3rd) I have mentioned the Swiss referendum on Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI)—the idea that the nation’s government should cut an unconditional check every month for ever...