Those who regard robots as job-destroying creations of the devil can take no comfort from the fact that implementation of comprehensive factory automation systems has slowed right down in the US: research suggests the reason is that employers have woken up to the fact that when times get hard, you can always lay off your […]
Those who regard robots as job-destroying creations of the devil can take no comfort from the fact that implementation of comprehensive factory automation systems has slowed right down in the US: research suggests the reason is that employers have woken up to the fact that when times get hard, you can always lay off your human employees, but you can’t fire a robot.