What jobs can human beings do that robots cannot? The idea of robots taking our jobs isn’t new, but as AI becomes more advanced, and more tasks can be automated, economists are asking if there are any ...

Especially as many job roles are threatened by robot automation and artificial intelligence. Here we look at the skills that will give humans the edge in the job market of tomorrow.

Some jobs will always be done by people. The reasons can vary greatly: There are economic, social, or nostalgic benefits to having humans do them — or they’re simply not practical for robots ...

Basically, any job that’s super repetitive could be a target for robot replacement. To compound that, any repetitive job that the robot can do better than a human is especially vulnerable.

Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured.

The more human a robot looks, the more we trust it. Antonello Marangi/Shutterstock However, some service tasks assigned to robots are more controversial, because they could be seen as taking jobs ...

Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.

You've heard it before: Robots are coming for our jobs. But are they really? It turns out that robots aren’t as common in U.S. factories as you might think. In 2019, only 11.1% of U.S ...

More and more people jobs that require workers to follow simple rules and procedures are disappearing--and the people who had them are not going back to work.

The rote tasks of any information-intensive job can be automated. It doesn’t matter if you are a doctor, lawyer, architect, reporter, or even programmer: The robot takeover will be epic.

Nearly half of American jobs today could be automated in "a decade or two," according to new research. The question is: Which half?

As more machines take over more jobs, the future is being clouded by fears —what will humans do? Rather than accept human obsolescence as a foregone conclusion, we need to ask new questions ...