Man or machine? Robots on the rise

Posted on 7 Aug 2015 by The Manufacturer

Since manufacturers introduced the first robot arms onto assembly lines in the early 1960s, the fear that they will take human jobs has slowly spread. European Automation's Darren Halford continues the discussion.

In facilities all around the world, many jobs have already been delegated to robots, including assembly; farming; surgery, and even vacuuming. European Automation’s Darren Halford. This speed of technological change has led Google’s director of engineering, Ray Kurzwell, to estimate that robots will, “reach human levels of intelligence by 2029”. For…

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