As the novel coronavirus reshapes the economy, it's also having a significant impact on how we work. The crisis seems to be accelerating a number of work trends that existed before the pandemic. We're shopping online more often, working from home more than ever and also adopting new tech.
As contact becomes more dangerous, and people pivot to working from home, robots have emerged as a powerful tool for businesses and organizations wanting to keep everyone safe.
While you're here, how about this:
What would robot vs robot war look like? | Fox News
The Chinese Army is preparing to deploy small, new, tracked war-robots armed with machine guns, night vision, missile loaders, and camera sensors to conduct attacks while leaving manned systems at safer stand-off distances.
While the report stresses that the robot will be controlled or operated by human decision-makers, it is not clear if the robot is merely remote-controlled or if it operates with some measure of autonomy. As a small tracked vehicle, the robot is built to traverse rugged or uneven terrain and operate as a forward-positioned weapons “node” for ground attacks.
How To Make Robots Behave More Like People — And Why It Matters
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 13: Luxurious interior on a Tesla Model S full electric luxury car ... [+] with a large touch screen and dashboard screen on display at Brussels Expo on January 13, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. . The car is fitted with leather seats and aluminium details. The Model S is one of the world's top selling plug-in electric cars and this 75D is fitted with All Wheel Drive and autopilot. (Photo by Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images)
As we navigated on Autopilot, I quickly caught on to the Tesla's ability to recognize a stopped car ahead of us and began trusting the Tesla to stop itself. So much so that, at one point, my friend suddenly had to alert me to stop as we were approaching a red light. The Tesla would not automatically brake in this situation, he explained. The car was capable of detecting a physical object in front of it but was not programmed to stop at red stoplights.
Podcast: Robots are the new recruits on the pandemic's front lines | MIT Technology Review
Her feature article appears in the July issue of MIT Technology Review. In this episode of Deep Tech, she describes her reporting on companies in California and Texas that are rushing to meet the demand, and asks whether the new wave of safety-driven automation could ultimately force more human workers into retraining programs.
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BBC Business News : The robots are coming. Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030. That's the prediction from Oxford Economics, an analysis firm.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Omron's factory robots report for virus-fighting duty -
Under partnerships with system integrators in more than 10 countries, Omron sells robots originally designed to transport goods in factories to partners, which add the sterilizing functions and supply the robots to end users. The robots are priced at 6 million to 8 million yen ($56,000 to $74,600) each.
Omron is also developing a product for release in the Japanese market. More than 20 system integrators around the world already market the disinfecting robots or plan to do so.
Using robots to assist neurological impairment recovery | MSUToday | Michigan State University
Movement impairments after strokes and other neurological injuries are among the most common causes of long-term disability in the United States. Thanks to a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of Michigan State University researchers are working on ways robot-assisted learning can help patients improve common daily activities.
“Motor impairments are extremely common in many neurological injuries, and impairments in the hand can lead to difficulties in performing activities like reaching and grasping,” said Rajiv Ranganathan, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a co-principal investigator of the grant. “By using soft robotics to assist and modify these movements, we can complement current therapeutic approaches, potentially providing a way to accelerate rehabilitation.”
Robots are helping at-risk caregivers continue to work with COVID-19 patients | WTOP
“Fast Freddy is the name we gave to one of the robots; he happens to be the robot on my floor,” said Dr. Neal Reynolds, a critical care physician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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“The robots allow us to get to the bedside virtually without putting the physicians or other health care workers at risk of being infected,” Reynolds said. “We wanted to keep health care workers working if they could.”
Pharmaceutical Robots Market: Large-scale Use of Pharmaceutical Robots in Scientific Research
The global pharmaceutical robots market is predicted in a report by Transparency Market Research (TMR) to witness high adoption of regional expansion, new product development, and merger and acquisition as key business strategies. This could be evidenced by the addition of three new regional training centers, relocation of three facilities, and opening of four new facilities of FANUC America Corporation in 2016.
TMR envisages the global pharmaceutical robots market to post a 12.1% CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2026 to be worth a US$250.46 mn by the end of 2026. In 2017, the market held a valuation of US$92.73 mn. Amongst end users, pharmaceutical companies could secure a lion's share as their market expands at a CAGR of 12.8%. Regionally, Asia Pacific is prognosticated to take the driver's seat of the market, considering its US$42.53 mn valuation secured in 2017.
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