Robots – Robot Labor Force

Robotics in Construction: The End of Blue-Collar Work?

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Ti Zampino, Austin Young, Farah Wells, Joshua Wells, Riley Zeringue, Lianna Wiener, Mathias Zelaya, & Samer Yacaman Let’s face it: we’ve been looking forward to robots taking over mundane jobs since The Jetsons first aired in 1962. But what we didn’t anticipate, or perhaps ignored, is the rise of robots replacing millions of jobs for millions of citizens across the globe. Drones, auto-piloted heavy machinery, and robots designed to work on repeatable tasks are taking over much construction work across the globe. But is the loss of jobs…

Are Robots Displacing Professionals in the Publishing Industry?

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Isabelle Varon, Nicholas Varela, Olivia Verheyen, Alejandro Villareal, Kennedi Ware, Cameron Vidrine, Tatiana Wallace and Gabriel Velazquez According to “Automated Journalism” by Andreas Grafe, the four major countries leading the way, using robots to publish a myriad of different articles, are Germany, United States, United Kingdom, and China. Russia is not far behind and it can be assumed that within the next few years they will be heavily relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in publishing. In early 2019, The Guardian newspaper published an article about politics…

MUSIC’S RISING SENSATION: ROBOTS

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Anna Tran, Kayla Hamilton, Taylor Thomas, Tre Toups, Michael Smith, Danielle Urdanivia and Ryen Stevens The nations that are leading the way of the usage of robots in the music industry are China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. These nations use robots in many different ways. Some robots are programmed to play music themselves in the form of bands. Also, these robots are capable of making and producing sounds that humans are incapable of making. Robots are used to mass-produce albums and help with analytics and other…

Online Retail: Selling Products and Your Jobs

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Kate Petrovic, Liliana Pino, Tristan Pol, Jacob Piaseckyj, Anthony Pena, Justin Rabin and Gabriel Porges Many people when they think of “retail automation” may think of humanoid robots patrolling aisles, operating checkout, or restocking items. However, this is pretty far from the actual reality of automation in retail. Most of the so-called “robots” in the retail industry are simple machines and algorithms used to do a tedious or unskilled job. For example, a lot of automation is stocking databases and supply systems that keep the items in stock.…

American robots lose jobs to Asian robots as Adidas shifts manufacturing

November 11, 2019 Robot Labor Force

The Adidas – a German sportswear company – plans to close high-tech “robot” factories in Germany and the United States that it launched to bring production closer to customers. The company will deploy some of its robot technology in Asia because it would be “more economic and flexible.” Adidas started production of shoes largely by robots at its “Speedfactory” in (1) Ansbach near its Bavarian headquarters in 2016 (2) Atlanta, Georgia in the U. S. in 2017. Adidas has recently shifted most of its production to Asia. The company…

MIT’s Mini Cheetah Backflipping Robots Pop Out of Leaves and Play Soccer

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Robot Labor Force

The Biomimetic Robotics Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. I. T.) has built what it calls mini cheetahs. These little dog-like robots can run, backflip, “play” soccer and hide under piles of leaves. For more information on your future pets, please click here and here.

Automation of The Aviation Industry: Are Robots Taking Over The Aviation Industry?

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Amber Drumm, Dionicio Espino, Jada Hackett, Zachary Holloway, Sarah Huddell, Alejandra Hurtado and Donovan Huynh Brief overview of how robots have taken over in the aviation industry: Since the introduction of robotics, machines have slowly become the best alternative for more efficient production. Robots reduce production costs and do not require health care benefits as a manual worker would need. Although they offer various benefits, robots adversely affect the manual workers of the industries. As many industries incorporate more robots into the manufacturing of their products and the distribution…

Robots in the Hospitality Industry; The Questions that Should be Asked

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by M. Noone, S. Mork, D. Moad, Z. Muller, R. Oufnac, J. Middleton and R. Morrison Which nations are leading the way regarding the use of robots in hospitality? Countries that are leading in the hospitality industry in terms of robots are the US and Japan. What kinds of robots are they using? Robot bellman, the robot butler, and the robot hotel concierge. What is the cost of using them? The implementation of these robots would reduce the cost for the establishments which use them. They save the…

Global Robot Revolution: EVERY Job Is At Risk?

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Dr. Iris Marie Mack, PhD, EMBA The algorithms of a robot are progressively advancing, making the automation of more tasks possible, and, eventually, many occupations are likely to become obsolete (Mack, 2017). Robots can perform repetitive tasks, which are tiresome and prone to mistakes when done by humans, faster and without errors. Because of that advantage, they are taking over many tasks in many industries, lowering wage costs, and improving efficiency. Let’s look at some examples. The manufacturing sector was the first one to introduce robots to perform…

Medicine Man vs Robots

November 10, 2019November 12, 2019 Robot Labor Force

by Aubin Duchier Medicine is growing rapidly these last decades and this is particularly due to improvement in science, research and the appearance of high technology, and robots. Robots had, have, and will have a big impact in the near and long-term future. They are growing and helping people all over the world directly in developed countries — because high technologies are easier to find — or indirectly in developing countries. Robots may seem very expensive at first sight but the reality is different. Firstly, the prices for…