China's rented robots still need a human at the controls
You've probably heard that Chinese factories already run on armies of tireless robots. A new investigation found the reality is messier: even the most advanced humanoid robots there still need a person watching over them, and can only match about 80 percent of a human's output on simple, repeated tasks. The robot rental business renting these machines out by the day is booming, but it still runs on human operators as much as on the machines themselves.
For youIf robots start showing up in your industry, the safer bet is learning to supervise, troubleshoot, and work alongside them, not assuming they'll simply replace you.
Source: CNN ↗