All posts tagged with automation
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-(Natural News) Losing our jobs to robots is no longer a topic of vague interest; it is now a very real situation, one further evidenced by the introduction of Tally, the newest automated shelf-auditing and analytics system slated to hit grocery stores soon. Developed by Simbe Robotics, Tally is the world’s first robot to capture, […]
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-(Natural News) The collapse of low-skilled labor in America continues unabated, thanks in large part to the advancement of robotics, and with it, a wave of coming unrest like nations have not seen in a long, long time. As reported by CNBC, the fast-food industry, in particular, is poised for dramatic changes, with the introduction of […]
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-(Natural News) Big brother is everywhere these days, and the worst thing about it, is many of us are voluntarily inviting the surveillance into our own homes. Giddy at the prospect of new and exciting electronic gadgets, we seldom stop and think about the broader implications of bringing such new purchases home. And many of […]
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-(Natural News) Automation has led to the loss of 670,000 manufacturing jobs between 1990 and 2007, confirms a new report published in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Authors of the study caution the U.S. local labor markets that this number is expected to rise as more industries transition to a more automated environment. […]
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-(Natural News) I’ve been working hard in the lab these last few weeks, scripting liquid handling automation solutions for our new liquid handling robot. This is all part of my groundbreaking work on cannabinoid analysis and quantitation using extremely accurate mass spec instrumentation to quantify the concentration of CBD molecules found in the sample being […]
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-(Natural News) In the fight for $15 championed by social justice activists, the minimum wage worker may actually wind up getting pummeled, unfortunately. Fast-food chain Wendy’s has announced that 16 percent of its nationwide locations will install self-service ordering kiosks by the end 2017. This translates to about 1,000 stores which may be able to […]
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-(Natural News) A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, was once considered a death sentence, but advanced automation technology is offering new hope to sufferers of the rare condition. Most ALS patients eventually face an extremely difficult choice: either die from the lack of ability to breathe once the […]
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-(Natural News) A newly-opened eatery in Manhattan incorporates a futuristic take on a not-so-new concept in providing fresh, healthy and relatively inexpensive vegetarian meals to the public. Eatsa is a modern, high-tech version of the automated lunch counter – an innovation first introduced to New Yorkers over a century ago. The restaurant employs no waiters […]
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-(Natural News) For decades factories in the most advanced industrialized nations have been replacing human labor at a steady pace with robots. But today an explosion in robotics technology is leading to rapid advances in capability that will affect nearly all employment sectors—if not every single one. In fact, tens of millions of jobs will […]