December 19, 2024

Stick It to The Man

A site of rebellion.

Cute Robots make it easier not to notice jobs are being lost to tech

Unknown Chinese Maker – Tin Wind Up – Search and Rescue Robot – With Detachable Dog Head Style Jeep – We are Brothers!

That’s what the New York Times seems to have found out when they went looking at robots that are cleaning stores and scanning shelves.  An employee glued eyes on a ‘bot, and other employees are naming them, something their bosses like.

“Should Robots Have a Face?

As automation comes to retail industries, companies are giving machines more humanlike features in order to make them liked, not feared.”

story is here.