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In Robots We Trust; Maybe We Shouldn’t, Research Study Says
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an "Emergency Guide Robot" even after ...
Hitachi Driverless Robot Eventually Could Replace Warehouse Workers
In a warehouse in Noda city, east of Tokyo, a robot with wheels zips around to pick up boxes of goods and carries them to a shipping container. It's Hitachi Ltd.'s vision for the future. The Japanese ...
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Industry Jobs?
As technology takes over nearly every tenet of daily life, there is growing concern that jobs may be at stake. Could jobs in underwriting, claims and other areas of insurance soon be taken over by ...
The Impact of Robots Replacing Humans in the Workplace
As more companies begin to use robots in the workplace, many are beginning to weigh the risks. Earlier this month it was reported that a German worker was killed by a robot in a VW auto manufacturing ...