Robotic micromachines sailing through our veins
Views: 9 – Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a technique for making length micrometer machines, interconnecting various materials in a complex way. These micro robots […]
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Study finds stronger links between automation and inequality
Views: 31 – Job-replacement technology has directly boosted the income gap since the late 1980s, according to economists. (Article 3/3) Courtesy MIT by Peter Dizikes: Modern […]
Robots help some firms, even while workers across industries struggle
Views: 13 – Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops. Courtesy MIT by Peter Dizikes : Overall, adding […]
How many jobs do robots actually replace?
Views: 26 – The new research by economist Daron Acemoglu, from MIT, puts several figures on the labor costs of automation. (This part 1 of 3) […]
Sensitive robots are safer
Views: 27– Biologically-inspired artificial skin improves sensory ability of robots Courtesy TUM – Tecnology University of Munich: Sensitive synthetic skin enables robots to sense their […]
Self healing robots that “feel pain”
Views: 16Over the next three years, researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Cambridge, École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la […]
Semi-autonomous decontamination robots
Views: 80Sanitation in landfills, toxic waste sorting or nuclear plant reconstruction: where people work in health-threatening environments, which require complex and often incriminating protective measures. […]