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Oct 28

The newest addition to Lowe’s toolkit: a robot sales associate

By Ashira Morris

Lowe’s newest employee is its most groundbreaking power tool yet. Say hello to OSHbot the robot sales associate.

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Oct 07

Smart robots will take over a third of jobs by 2025, Gartner says

By Joshua Barajas

As industrial robots continue to acquire cognitive skills, machines will replace one in three human workers by 2025, Gartner analysts predicted Monday.

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Aug 25

Human workers report feeling most productive when led by artificial intelligence

By Charles Pulliam-Moore

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab found that teams of human workers were at their happiest and most productive when their tasks were directed by robotic artificial intelligence.

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Aug 19

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Robot sculptures feed the homeless in Phoenix

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Aug 15

Watch: Harvard scientists develop tiny robots that can swarm

By Charles Pulliam-Moore

Borrowing a page out of nature’s handbook, a team of researchers at Harvard University have developed a fleet of miniscule robots that can arrange themselves into complex configurations without the use of a core artificial intelligence. Equal parts automaton and…

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Feb 14

How to stay ahead of robots in the ‘second machine age’

By Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee

The robots are here. Now what are humans supposed to do to make a living? MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee want to see America creatively invest in the skills and entrepreneurship that will give humans the competitive edge.

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May 31

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May 06

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Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges

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Jan 09

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Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs

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Oct 26

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Science Nation – RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineeri

It started with a TV show, "Silence of the Bees," about honeybee populations in steep decline. At Harvard University, electrical engineers Rob Wood and Gu-Yeon Wei, and computer scientist Radhika Nagpal saw a challenge. And, so began the creation of…

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