Stories Tagged as
Robots
Are businesses automating at a faster rate thanks to COVID-19?
Oct 21, 2020
A forced digitization is taking place, as is a rethinking of how business should get done.
What will manufacturing look like as companies start to reopen?
May 27, 2020
Even in sectors where demand is high, the coronavirus has slowed production.
What happens when a robot can lay bricks?
by
Bridget Bodnar
and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2020
The story of how a small band of inventors and engineers built a machine that could lay bricks. It's way harder than it sounds.
Walmart to use more robot technology for store tasks
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 10, 2019
Walmart will further its use of robots to keep labor costs down.
Watch Kai Ryssdal interview a robot security guard
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 14, 2019
They record video, collect data and they're popping up in public spaces around the country.
What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?
by
David Brancaccio
and Ali Oshinskie
Oct 22, 2018
Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.
What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?
by
David Brancaccio
and Ali Oshinskie
Oct 22, 2018
Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.
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Why automation is a huge part of China's goal to remake its manufacturing industry
by
Molly Wood
and Jennifer Pak
Oct 4, 2018
China wants robots. Lots and lots of robots.
Hey, kids! Robots aren't people
by
Molly Wood
Jul 24, 2018
We need to work with designers so children don't think of digital assistants as buddies, one expert says.
How artificial intelligence can be applied to the real world
by
Janet Nguyen
and David Brancaccio
May 10, 2018
AI can generate trillions for companies, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.