HAYWARD — Robots that can cook - from flipping burgers to baking bread - are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that can cook french fries and other...
Hello and Welcome: Robot Waiters to the Rescue Amid Virus
RENESSE, Netherlands — You can always count on a robot for perfect timing. When Shaosong Hu saw robotic waiters serving food in China last fall, he knew exactly what he wanted for his restaurant in the Dutch beachside town of Renesse. He just didn’t have a clue how useful they...
Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California
Are robots coming for California’s jobs? In today’s increasingly automated economy, that’s certainly the fear. Technology has always generated economic churn, destroying some jobs and creating others. Already advances have generated a whole new sector of “gig” employment, and deeply disrupted other workplaces, from brick-and-mortar bookstores to newspapers to travel...
Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California
Are robots coming for California’s jobs? In today’s increasingly automated economy, that’s certainly the fear. Technology has always generated economic churn, destroying some jobs and creating others. Already advances have generated a whole new sector of “gig” employment, and deeply disrupted other workplaces, from brick-and-mortar bookstores to newspapers to travel...
Californians Must Shape the ‘Future of Work.’ Unions Are Essential to That Future.
Mentioning the “future of work” can conjure fears of robots stealing jobs, displacing millions of workers in a dystopian mess straight out of a science fiction movie. The truth is, we don’t know what the work world will look like in 100 years or even 10 or 20. But we...
Californians Must Shape the ‘Future of Work.’ Unions Are Essential to That Future.
Mentioning the “future of work” can conjure fears of robots stealing jobs, displacing millions of workers in a dystopian mess straight out of a science fiction movie. The truth is, we don’t know what the work world will look like in 100 years or even 10 or 20. But we...
Californians Must Shape the ‘Future of Work.’ Unions Are Essential to That Future.
Mentioning the “future of work” can conjure fears of robots stealing jobs, displacing millions of workers in a dystopian mess straight out of a science fiction movie. The truth is, we don’t know what the work world will look like in 100 years or even 10 or 20. But we...
Poll: Scanning for Asteroids More Urgent Than a Trip to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to Mars, a poll shows. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released...
Where’s My Robot Lawn Mower? Roomba Maker Has an Answer.
BEDFORD, Mass. — Robot vacuums have now been around long enough that you might watch one bump around a living room and think, why isn't there a robot that could mow my lawn? Turns out, it's not for lack of trying. For more than a decade, iRobot, the company behind...
Robots Will Wipe Out Fresno Jobs. Here's What We Can Do.
The robots are here. And many more are coming, as artificial intelligence enables the automation of repetitive tasks in the manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and hospitality industries. What will the impact be on Fresno? According to a report published Thursday by the Brookings Institution, about 1 in 4 Fresno jobs is at "high...