You can see it in the biggest labor shift in modern history. In the early 1800s, around 70% of Americans worked on farms.

This is the second blog in an occasional series on robots and employment. Our first blog on this subject asked if industrial robots create more jobs for people or take them away, and looked at which ...

When people ask “will robots will take my job,” they often picture automation replacing human workers. But the real question isn’t whether robots will take jobs—it’s how they will change the way work ...

OpenAI disbanded its robotics department. Then, it brought it back. Now, through a social media post from its hardware director and newly published job descriptions, OpenAI is revealing more about its ...

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The industrial automation market is exploding with the kind of growth that makes tech bubbles look like minor market corrections. What started as simple assembly line robots has evolved into an ...

We may now be nearing the point where humanoid robots are no longer just clumsy curiosities, but genuine candidates — if not outright replacements — for human jobs. As the Wall Street Journal reports, ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that Amazon will build a robotics fulfillment center in Goochland County, creating more than ...

There’s something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are suited to do. Maybe you don’t want a job turning a wrench or pushing a broom, but someone does. But then there are the jobs no ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

Faced with rising volumes of electronic waste, researchers are turning to adaptable robotics to make recycling smarter, safer, and more efficient. At one of Europe’s largest e-waste facilities, much ...