- Apple-Picking Robot Prepares to Compete for Farm Jobs - Orchard owners say they need automation because seasonal farm labor is getting harder to come by. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604303/apple-picking-robot-prepares-to-compete-for-farm-jobs/ 81 comments technology
- People surveyed thought robots are pretty incompetent, incapable of complex tasks, only competent at menial jobs. This was a surprise finding in a study originally designed to detect gender bias against gendered robots but found no significant such bias. https://rh.gatech.edu/news/635512/people-think-robots-are-pretty-incompetent-and-not-funny-new-study-says 7 comments science