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September 23rd 2011

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Robotic Labor Taking Over the World? You Bet – Here Are the Details


With 9 million robots working in the world, and 4 million+ more scheduled to arrive next year, we’re clearly entering into a new age of automation. But will it bring a new era of unemployment with it?

Full Story: Singularity Hub


Posted at 4:43pm and tagged with: robots, trends, ',.

Robotic Labor Taking Over the World? You Bet – Here Are the Details With 9 million robots working in the world, and 4 million+ more scheduled to arrive next year, we’re clearly entering into a new age of automation. But will it bring a new era of unemployment with it? Full Story: Singularity Hub
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