Amazon Prime Air makes first package delivery via #Drones
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Automatic Self Driving Uber cars in San Francisco
One step closer to totally a totally driverless service. Source: Self-Driving Ubers Are Now Picking Up Passengers in San Francisco Automated systems are finding applicability even in very complex environments,…
Robotic welders cost $8/hour vs $25/hour for people
Robotics systems are thus becoming an economically viable alternative to human labor in more and more industries. A human welder today earns around $25 per hour (including benefits), while the…
Retailers using automation to reduce labor costs
Source: Retailers looking to save on labor costs turn to automation $15 per hour minimum wage, $4 to 5$ hour in benefits adds up while the costs of automation fall…
Self Order Kiosks at McDonald’s
Spotted by me, recently: As labor and benefits costs rise – and tech costs fall – we will see much more of this. McDonald’s is adding self order kiosks and…
Industrial automation will lead to autonomous/no workers factories
“You will see completely lights out factories for manufacturing,” said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Systems’ IoT and Collaboration Technology Group. “You’re going to see…
Procter & Gamble reduces number of factories, increases automation and robotics
Ultimately, it means P&G’s signature products, such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, will be made in fewer, but larger manufacturing plants, and ones with more robots and automation that…
The role of the CIO in the future
With high tech readily available “off the shelf” and probably from an outsourced cloud service, what is the role of the CIO in 10 or 15 years? A world where…