Robots
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Robots will move from industrial and factory settings, where they were first introduced in the early 1960s, to more everyday work, educational, research, and living spaces. These collaborative robots will increasingly perform repetitive tasks and work alongside humans.
How It’s Developing
Why It Matters
Examples from Libraries
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Notes and Resources
[1] “Human-Robot Collaboration will Alter Manufacturing,” Will Knight, MIT Technology Review, September 16, 2014, available at .
[2] “New CoBots are ‘Help on Wheels,’” Miles O’Brien and Kate Tobin, Science Nation, December 16, 2013, available at .
[3] “Tags Let Robot Find Things Around the House,” Jason Maderer, Futurity, September 24, 2014, available at .
[4] “Can Workplace Robots Get Along with the Humans They’re Replacing?” Kevin Roose, New York Magazine, October 3, 2014, available at .
[5] “What will the Economy Look Like When Robots Take Your Job?” Thor Benson, Fast Company, May 28, 2014, available at .
[6] "Should Industrial Robots Be Able to Hurt Their Human Coworkers?" Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review, October 6, 2014, available from .
[7] “Coming Soon to the Library,” Lorett Waldman, Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2014, available at .
[8] “Can Workplace Robots Get Along with the Humans They’re Replacing?” Kevin Roose, New York Magazine, October 3, 2014, available at .
[9] “Time for a Federal Robotics Agency,” Thor Benson, TruthDig, September 23, 2014, available at .
[10] "Robots at Work: Toward a Smarter Factory," Rodney Brooks, The Futurist, May – June 2013, available at .