When the tech industry has come up in the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, the most important discussion topic hasn't been about breaking up the tech giants ; it's been about the automation of jobs and the massive impact this is expected to have on the US labor force.
At the center of this debate is Amazon, a company that employees hundreds of thousands of employees in its massive warehouse network, which is also a company whose investment in robots and other automation technologies means it could one day be a huge job eliminator, too.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. rolls out robots to scrutinize banker travel, expenses
“We basically have eliminated manager approvals,” she said Wednesday at a conference in New York. “We’re doing 100% of audit through a machine-learning model that makes sure that, as we process travel and expense reports, they’re in alignment with our policies.”
Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that uses data analysis to spot patterns and improve itself over time, making better decisions without being explicitly programmed.
How Are Robots Tested for Harsh Conditions? | RoboticsTomorrow
What Conditions Do Robots Face? Autonomous robots designed for harsh conditions are built to face one of a few different extreme environments , including the deep sea, mine shafts, underwater caves or space. These settings are usually too dangerous — or impossible — for humans to work in.
Each of these environments presents unique challenges for robot designers. Robots operating in the deep sea need to be equipped to work underwater while subject to massive pressure. Robots in space will need to work under an array of conditions you'll seldom see on earth — like extreme temperatures, high levels of radiation and a near-total vacuum.
Robots move in | Waste Dive
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In MRFs across the U.S., dozens of arms hover over conveyors and appear to be in nearly constant motion sorting incoming materials. Previously, those arms exclusively were attached to humans. Now, a shift is occurring. Increasingly, more of those are arms attached to robots that use pincers or suction cups, instead of fingers, and move much faster.
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The NHS robots performing major surgery - BBC News
The patient is Stephen O'Reilly, whom I spoke to 20 minutes earlier as he prepared to put his trust in robotic assisted surgery, hoping it would mean he could get back to work more quickly.
"It helps your recovery and stops them having to open you up. The last time I got surgery was in 1992 when I broke my leg. It's a lot different now."
Once he is in the operating theatre and under anaesthetic, the £2m Da Vinci robot takes over from the human team.
Nuro Self-Driving Robots Will Deliver Walmart Groceries In Houston
There are some limits to this announcement, but if you're in a "select group" of Walmart shoppers in the Houston metro area and you like the idea of getting your groceries delivered to you via autonomous robots, listen up. Nuro and Walmart announced today they will start an autonomous vehicle delivery service in the coming months and, even better, the two companies promise that this delivery option will be "affordable" but did not give out specifics for what that means.
Prediction 2020: The future of robotics next year and beyond | ZDNet
Industrial robots are no longer the exclusive domain of heavy industry or huge factories. Collaborative robots in particular have helped expand the enterprise customer base to include mid-sized and even small businesses in light manufacturing, materials handling, fulfillment, and beyond.
When it comes to short-term takeaways, Harlow has bad news for collaborative robots, or "cobots." Small, force-limited table top units have helped drive the spread of industrial automation beyond large factories. Cobot companies have been a small but potent spear tip for the sector, but that may be coming to an end.
Meet your new coworker. It's a robot. | Michigan Radio
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