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A robot for every job

Interview by
Sarah Gardner
Feb 18, 2013
How one little robot named Baxter could take over the last of America's manufacturing jobs.
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Robots Ate My Road Trip: Day 6

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David Brancaccio
Mar 31, 2012
End in sight.
Posted In: road trip, david brancaccio, computers, robots
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Robots lose out in hospitality

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David Brancaccio
Mar 30, 2012
If there's one industry where robots have tried and failed so far, it's hospitality -- seems humans prefer humans for hotel customer service.
Posted In: robots, Robots Ate My Job, hotels
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Robots across America

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David Brancaccio
Mar 30, 2012
Marketplace's David Brancaccio and his robot dog Wilson drive coast to coast without as much as a "hello" to fellow humans.
Posted In: Robots Ate My Job, robots, automation, gps, david brancaccio, road trip
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Robots and people can all get along

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David Brancaccio
Mar 30, 2012
When technology is married with high-skilled jobs, the result can fundamentally change things for the better.
Posted In: robots, technology
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The future of... cupcakes?

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Tess Vigeland
Mar 30, 2012
Sprinkles Cupcakes installs a robotic cupcake ATM.
Posted In: cupcakes, robots, Robots Ate My Job, automation, Jobs
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Robots: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

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Ann Heppermann
Mar 29, 2012
A robot technician at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant in southern Indiana talks about working with technology, not against it.
Posted In: Robots Ate My Job, Toyota
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Robots get personal

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David Brancaccio
Mar 29, 2012
Even creative work -- like journalism -- is up for robotization.
Posted In: robots, Jobs, technology
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Robots Ate My Road Trip--Day 5

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David Brancaccio
Mar 29, 2012
David Brancaccio continues his journey across the United States only interacting with machines--at least today some of them were pretty fun.
Posted In: Robots Ate My Job, roadtrip, david brancaccio
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A trip across the country with no human contact

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John Moe
Mar 28, 2012
Fight it if you want, but the robots are coming. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio is embarking on a deep investigative experiment on how robots are taking over. Plus, what is the Instagrammiest Instagram photo?
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Special Correspondent David Brancaccio takes us on a week-long series on air, online and on social media, called "Robos Ate My Job" to explore how technology is impacting the future of jobs in America. Find out who's winning and who's losing at the hands of the robots.

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