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06/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Uber’s self-driving big rigs starting to move freight in Arizona – soon without human backup

If you live in Arizona or recently used its highways , you’ve probably passed by one of Uber’s robot big rigs. The company recently revealed that its OTTO self-driving trucks have been secretly hauling commercial freight in that state for months, according to an article on the New York Times. In its recent announcement, Uber […]

06/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New autonomous robot, Maverick, designed to paint walls and houses perfectly each and every time

Just because painting a wall – much less an entire house – is an arduous job doesn’t mean a robot should take over the job. But that is what a startup company called MIST has decided. An article in Digital Trends reports that they have developed an autonomous robot called Maverick that can complete a flawless […]

06/06/2018 / By David Williams

Bill Gates continues to defend artificial intelligence, claims “AI can be our friend”

The views of the world’s most advanced innovators are rarely in line with the status quo. This seems to be the case with Bill Gates, as he’s part of a vocal minority of artificial intelligence (AI) defenders that still maintain the stance that AI is not something to be afraid of. If anything, AI should […]

06/06/2018 / By David Williams

Robot takeover to result in job losses to 10,000 employees in Foxconn unit

The brunt of the artificial intelligence (AI) takeover that is widely expected to occur across the entire world is going to fall mostly on human workers – paid employees that are often found in assembly lines or certain customer-facing positions. And if you think this only applies to worker positions that could stand to be much […]

06/06/2018 / By David Williams

26 global experts on AI ring the alarm bells: Dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity in the next 10 years revealed

To date, humanity has been able to advance the field of artificial intelligence (AI) a great deal. The field may have been developed far too quickly, however. Soon, humans could end up being helpless in a fight against highly intelligent, well-connected, and possibly all-knowing robot beings. That’s just one of the many possible threats to […]

06/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

China bank uses robots to replace tellers with the goal to eventually become completely staffless

China, a country that has no shortage of manpower, has decided to open its first ever bank branch with robot tellers instead of human ones. In an EJ Insight article, the branch in question plans to transition into a staff-less facility. To enter the robot branch of the China Construction Bank (CCB), a customer swipes […]

06/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Experts say that robotic weeders are the “future of weeding” especially for specialty crops

The latest job to be taken over by robots is also one of the oldest and hardest ever invented. Robotic weeders are starting to become a common sight at farms that cultivate specialty crops. Experts claim they are going to be the “future of weeding,” according to an American Society on Agronomy article. University of […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Japanese company reveals robot workers that will be used on various construction sites

A Japanese construction company recently debuted two designs for robot workers that could make up for the growing lack of human construction workers. In a report from The Daily Mail, these construction robots will only be working during evening hours. One of the robots demonstrated by Shimizu Corp. is already being used in several Japanese construction […]

05/09/2018 / By David Williams

Russian robot put to working hiring humans

How would you feel if, after applying for a job, you learned that the recruiter who will be interviewing you is a robot? Would you feel comfortable with interacting with a bot for a job that you’d like to get hired for? One Russian startup has made such a robot possible, and in fact, it […]

04/19/2018 / By David Williams

Rise of the robots: 8 professions that will be taken over by AI technology

As robots and artificial intelligence (AI) technology begin their takeover, more jobs will be taken away from humans, resulting in entire professions being supplanted by next level advances in modern technology. This is no longer a what-if, but a well-known fact. Robots have started to take away human jobs, and they will continue to do […]

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