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It only seems like Algorithms rule the world

November 24, 2017

Is there an algorithm to predict the likelihood of an individual sustaining an injury? More than one. Types of software are on the market that can predict specifically who is at greatest risk.

Automation in everyday life: Where will the jobs go?

Aaron Smith Monica Anderson

November 1, 2017

Americans express more worry than enthusiasm about coming developments in automation – from driverless vehicles to a world in which machines perform many jobs currently done by humans.

Climbing out of the ivory tower

A day on the road finds disruption everywhere

Dave Johnson

September 1, 2017

I drove 109 miles criss-crossing the greater Philadelphia region this summer accompanying an ISHN sales rep on customer calls. It's always good for editors to climb down from their ivory towers and encounter the real world.

Machine safeguarding for Robotics: Avoid these 7 deadly risks

Carrie Halle

July 1, 2017

Unlike conventional machinery, robots lack the intelligence of a human operator. In the event of a programming error or hardware malfunction robots have the potential to unexpectedly move large distances at a high rate of speed, posing a serious danger to operators or maintenance personnel.

Robots make up for China’s labor shortage

December 13, 2016

More and more Chinese factories are using robots to make up for the shortage of labor in the country. "There are more companies recruiting than people applying for jobs," said Liu Jihong, vice general manager of a Zhejiang-based company that produces seats for engineering machinery as well as for commercial and passenger vehicles.

More robots coming to U.S. factories in coming decade – but factory payrolls will still rise

December 13, 2016

Manufacturers will significantly accelerate their use of robots in U.S. factories over the next decade as they become cheaper and perform more tasks, constraining payroll growth, according to a study out Tuesday.

Arc welding robots replace humans

December 13, 2016

Arc welding utilizes an electric arc between an electrode and a metal base using either consumable or non-consumable electrodes. An arc welding robot uses a process which applies intense heat to metal at a joint, causing the metal to melt and intermix.

How Europeans think digitalization will affect labor markets

Ten trends, including a "hallowing out" of the middle class

July 1, 2016

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is knocking on our door. It is going to radically change employment and the nature of work in the coming years. Our economies must prepare for a storm of unprecedented technical and socio-economic changes that will affect labour markets and will radically transform our relationship with work.

NIOSH chief updates safety & health challenges

Robot safety, 24/7 connectivity, aging workforce are hot topics

May 11, 2016

Workers Memorial Day, 2016: Statement by John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

NIOSH: How to protect your workers from robotic coworkers

February 29, 2016

Early in the science fiction thriller Ex Machina, Nathan Bateman, the brilliant and unnerving CEO of a successful software company, says to his star programmer, “Over the next few days, you're going to be the human component in a Turing test.” Despite the ominous sound of Bateman’s statement, intensified by his underground laboratory’s location on a remote mountain, the Turing test is relatively simple.