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Japanese Robot to Work in Convenience Store

Jul 16, 2020 | Robots, Work

In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation. Following that trial, store...

Robot Built for Aging Workforce finds COVID Role

Jun 11, 2020 | Work

Mira Robotics developed its “ugo” robot to reinforce greying Japan’s shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company’s CEO said. “The coronavirus has...

Amid COVID, Companies Could Replace Workers with Robots

Jun 11, 2020 | Featured, Work

The coronavirus pandemic has destroyed tens of millions of American jobs. How many of them will come back?  That might be one of the most pressing questions of the Covid-19 recession. Arguably no other downturn has threatened to leave American life so...

Worker Monitoring Tools Grow as Companies Adjust

May 14, 2020 | Business, Work

As remote work has become the new reality for millions of people around the world, a growing number of companies are looking for ways to track employee efficiency. Recent shelter-in-place orders have allowed workers in nearly every industry to do things at home they...