According to a research study from Oxford Martin School nearly half of US jobs could be susceptible to computerisation over the next two decades.
The study, a collaboration between Dr Carl Benedikt Frey (Oxford Martin School) and Dr Michael A. Osborne (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford), found that jobs in transportation, logistics, as well as office and administrative support, are at “high risk” of automation. More surprisingly, occupations within the service industry are also highly susceptible, despite recent job growth in this sector.
The study examined over 700 detailed occupation types, noting the types of tasks workers perform and the skills required. By weighting these factors, as well as the engineering obstacles currently preventing computerisation, the researchers assessed the degree to which these occupations may be automated in the coming decades.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
UBR-1 $35k mobile robot released
Unbounded Robotics, a spinoff of Willow Garage, recently debuted its first machine, UBR-1, a head and multi-jointed robotic arm on wheels that runs on the open-source Robot Operating System, or ROS. The startup hopes UBR-1 will support the development of further applications for dexterous, mobile robots.
At $35,000, the robot is certainly accessible to institutions and startups, its intended audiences.
At $35,000, the robot is certainly accessible to institutions and startups, its intended audiences.
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
3 million Euro grant for socially intelligent robotics research
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