July 17, 2020 – Brian Heater – TechCrunch
“These days, however, the prospect of increased automation seems all the more pressing, as COVID-19 has left many reconsidering the human element of the supply chain.”
July 13, 2020 -Steve Lohr – The New York Times
“Economists, business leaders and labor experts have warned for years that a coming wave of automation and digital technology would upend the work force, destroying some jobs while altering how and where work is done for nearly everyone.”
July 9, 2020 – Jacob Bunge & Jesse Newman – The Wall Street Journal
“The pandemic is speeding meatpackers’ shift from human meat cutters to automated ones, but machines can’t yet match people’s ability.”
7/9/2020 – James Vincent – The Verge
“These machines have become the vanguard of pandemic automation, with sales for UV cleaning robots booming in recent months.”
June 17, 2020 – Erika Hayasaki – MIT Technology Review
“What seemed a little strange to shoppers when Tally arrived a year ago is now, mid–pandemic, not even close to being the most unusual thing happening inside the store.”
May 2, 2020 – Axios
“While industrial robots may get more of the attention, the real acceleration in workplace automation will come via software.”
March 31, 2020 – Rani Molla – Vox
“Any coronavirus-related recession is likely to bring about a spike in labor-replacing automation.”
April 10, 2020 – Michael Corkery and David Gelles
“Since the coronavirus took hold in the United States last month, AMP Robotics has seen a “significant” increase in orders for its robots that use artificial intelligence to sift through recycled material.”
January 1, 2020 – Denise Grady – The New York Times
“Unlike humans, computers do not get tired, bored or distracted toward the end of a long day of reading mammograms…But in some instances, A.I. missed a cancer that all six radiologists found — and vice versa.”
