automation
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CEO of Coinstar on automating business
Aug 10, 2012
The success of the company Coinstar -- which owns the DVD rental kiosk company Redbox -- sheds light on the belief that things like DVDs and pennies have no future. Both businesses use machines to sell their products rather than human employees.
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Why self-checkout lanes don't work
Mar 30, 2012
Commentator Frances Frei says automation needs to improve the customer experience, not frustrate it.
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Robots across America
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.
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The future of... cupcakes?
Mar 30, 2012
Sprinkles Cupcakes installs a robotic cupcake ATM.
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Robots ate my road trip, day three
Mar 27, 2012
Almost halfway through his coast to coast, robot-fueled journey, David Brancaccio has to heat up dinner on his car's exhaust.
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Robots, automation, and the future of your job
Mar 23, 2012
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate, and at that speed, computers, automation, and robots are already doing tasks most people did not believe were possible. So what does that mean for the jobs economy?
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