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Tag: Robotics

Dawn of the robot CEO: Are we making it easier for cybercriminals?

April 12, 2018

By Staff writer

At a conference in China, Alibaba CEO Jack Ma proclaimed we are just decades away from a robot CEO revolution. He backed that claim up shortly after via a television interview with CNN, predicting that, in 30 years, a robot would grace the cover of Time Magazine.

Demand for robotics: The robots just want to be loved too

December 21, 2017

By Staff writer

It’s not all doom and gloom. This demand for robotics is in fact an enabler, and will assist people in the tasks that they are already carrying out the UK needs to realise this.

Robotisation in the office: Are the bots on their way to your desk?

September 22, 2017

By Staff writer

The idea of robots moving into the workplace is often met with a negative reaction. Hysterical predictions of Matrix-style human subjection or Terminators roaming the land are never far away from the topic.

Workplace automation is here, but FTSE 100 companies don’t want to share how

July 12, 2017

By Shane Schutte

While most of us worry about the impact workplace automation will have, companies within the FTSE 100 already have “high-level” plans in place to make the most of it but don’t intend to share.

The perfect chatbot should keep customers talking

March 21, 2017

By Staff writer

In a convenience-driven society, the chatbot is absolutely essential for keeping customers engaged and satisfied with your brand.

Say goodbye to boring and make human jobs more creative

March 14, 2017

By Staff writer

AmidAn ongoing discussionAbout robots replacing human jobs, employers must remember that a happy workforce is a productive workforce.

Over half of global business leaders are open to a robotic future

July 25, 2016

By Shane Schutte

The results of a global survey of business leaders, undertaken to establish the sentiment surrounding robotics, tells a slightly different story in terms of the business perceptions surrounding automation and how open they are to embracing the technology.

Steve Wozniak doesn’t think robots will take over – But we will become their pets

June 29, 2015

By Rebecca Smith

The co-founder of Apple has adjusted his previous prediction that robots could spell the end of humankind, instead suggesting we could be the family pets of the future.

Google’s latest patent suggests robots with interchangeable personalities are on the horizon

April 9, 2015

By Shane Schutte

From Warner Bros’ Iron Giant and Bicentennial Man’s Andrew to Wall-E and Gigolo Joe from Artificial Intelligence, the movie verse has often given robots personalities in order to advance plot lines and create drama. But this concept may no longer be the preserve of science fiction.

How business will change over the next 50 years

November 23, 2012

By Vanessa Zainzinger

Robot workers, virtual high streets and the death of the commuter is not a future only found in the mind of science-fiction writer Alastair Reynolds. It’s all part of how we’ll be doing business 50 years from now.

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