A Chinese company is replacing 90 percent of its workers with robots


A Chinese company is replacing 90 percent of its workers with robots
The South China Morning Post reported today that Shenzhen Evenwin Precision Technology Co., a manufacturing company that makes cell phone parts and other electronics, is planning to replace roughly 90 percent of its 1,800-person workforce with machines, leaving roughly 1,600 people out of work.

May 5, 2015 at 08:58PM
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Freightliner Just Revealed The First Real Road-Legal Autonomous Big Rig


Freightliner Just Revealed The First Real Road-Legal Autonomous Big Rig
The Freightliner “Inspiration Truck” will be the first autonomous commercial truck to drive on American roads. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Daimler Chairman Wolfgang Bernhard just bolted on its Autonomous Vehicle license plate to prove it’s the real deal, and it’s already been spotted in action.

May 5, 2015 at 04:33PM
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