Robot

You wouldn't describe many labor markets as having explosive growth. But that's the only way to describe what's going on with one batch of workers that, by one measurement, experienced a 40 percent growth in employment last year. The workers enjoying such good fortune amid the prolonged misery known as ...

American workers already know that they face tough competition for job openings. With a global economy, more jobs are outsourced to cheaper labor overseas. But the competition could get even stiffer. ...

Robots have been infiltrating the workplace for decades, but have largely been relegated to industrial applications, such as manufacturing -- especially within the auto industry. As Honda Motor Co.'s ASIMO shows, however, robots are becoming increasingly complex and adept at performing tasks once deemed ...

Swiss technology giant ABB has just announced the prototype of one of the coolest little industrial robots ever to be created. And while you can't help but marvel at the genius of the design, you also can't help but wonder what it will do to the human manufacturing work force. ...