Page 6 - Automation

Tech skills in highest demand are automation, AI, analytics: Infosys study

Interestingly, soft skills were rated to be just as important as technical ones

Robotic process automation helping organisations to stay competitive

The report found that RPA has become a buzzworthy solution for organisations

Robot at your service: Bengaluru eatery gives a taste of alternate reality

Tokyo already has a Robot Restaurant since 2017, one of the top tourist attractions of the city

Finance will need people who can work with robots as AI takes a 3rd of jobs

Job seekers with expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science are among the most in-demand candidates in finance

Amazon introduces new machines that pack orders and replace jobs

This shows Amazon is pushing to reduce labour and boost profits. The changes are yet to be implemented as vetting these changes take a long time.

Working women more vulnerable to automation than men, says IMF Report

Research paper says 180 million jobs for women are at risk globally

Older PCs putting small businesses at cyber risks, productivity loss: Study

The study surveyed 556 SMBs in 21 cities in India

Why govts need to support workers during their transition to automation

We also need to counter the large increase in the share of total income that's gone to capital relative to labour

'The Truth About Killer Robots' explores how robots can take our jobs

New York-based filmmaker Maxim Pozdorovkin's documentary also examines the economic consequences of robotic intrusions, one that could be especially relevant in countries like India

How factory workers and welfare programmes are driving automation in India

Factories in the world's second most populous country have a surprising motivation: They're running out of willing (human) workers

The airport of the future is here. Surprisingly, it doesn't need humans

Singapore's Changi Airport is blazing a trail when it comes to automation

What challenges finance firms face in adopting automation technologies

Developing countries like India too are embracing automation

Beating the automation bogie: Switch jobs to stay within the workforce

Over 38 million workers are being affected by automation

Rise of the robots: Automation threatens garment workers in poor countries

Automation is reaching into trades that once seemed immune, transforming sweatshops in places like Bangladesh and bringing production back to America

Tata Motors arm TAL to partner with Italy's RTA for robot components

Two firms will also collaborate to churn out new variants and applications of TAL Brabo robot

ABB buys B&R to strengthen leadership position in industrial automation

B&R recorded annual sales of more than $ 600 mn in the $20-bn machine & factory automation market

89% people positive on benefits of automation, robots in workplace: Study

According to the Adobe Digital Insights Future of Work Report, people are open to man and machine collaboration for work benefits

Human-assisting robotic technologies to prosper in warehouses sector

E-commerce boom & investor funding giving boost to warehouse robotics startups, says Lux Research

Oxford study says 47% modern day jobs will be claimed by automation by 2033

Hospitality industry will experience or be exposed to technological advances in four areas in 2017

Automation spurs growth for manufacturing MSMEs

In 2014-15, entities with automated operations had an employee cost of only nine per cent of the total manufacturing cost