Los Angeles is still the largest manufacturing hub in the country, but it lacks a skilled labor forceBy Kai Ryssdal and Daisy PalaciosOctober 28, 2016Daisy Palacios/MarketplaceGoldbrecht Systems USA makes over-sized windows and advanced sliding glass doors in Culver City, CA.POSTED IN: manufacturing los angeles labor force skilled workers robots ListenreadDownloadDownload
A hot industry for job seekers? Try robot maintenance.By Elly YuJuly 05, 2016Elly YuAutomation is increasing — but who repairs the robots when they break down?POSTED IN: robots maintenance manufacturing ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rise of the Chat BotBy Sabri Ben-AchourApril 11, 2016Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesChatbots are becoming more available and more ubiquitous.POSTED IN: robots artificial intelligence Facebook ListenreadDownloadDownload
Robots are taking over Taco BellBy Molly WoodApril 07, 2016Okay maybe not, but they might be taking jobsPOSTED IN: Taco Bell robots ListenreadDownloadDownload
Making robots humanBy Donna TamMarch 03, 2016Donna Tam/MarketplaceA team of students at Cornell University creates a material that can stretch six times its size, make smartphone screens flexible and make robots seem more like people.POSTED IN: robots read
We're a little too willing to take orders from robotsBy Molly WoodMarch 01, 2016Rob Felt/Georgia TechA new experiment showed people had no problem doing what robots told them to doPOSTED IN: robots ListenreadDownloadDownload
The orderly zipping around the hospital may be a robotBy Jenny GoldFebruary 23, 2016Heidi de Marco/KHNAt UCSF hospital, robots drop off meals, pick up trash and save money POSTED IN: health care hospital robots ListenreadDownloadDownload
A giant robot that shoots ... T-shirts?By Molly WoodJuly 31, 2015Dan Szematowicz/MarketplaceCould fighting exoskeletons be the future of sports entertainment?POSTED IN: startup robots t-shirts ListenreadDownloadDownload
The state of the market for consumer robotsBy Molly Wood and Jenny AmentJuly 31, 2015MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty ImagesTake me to your housekeeper.POSTED IN: consumer robots humanoid robots ListenreadDownloadDownload
