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Robotics, Automation & Business News Index: 2017

Robotics | Automation | Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Advanced Manufacturing | 3D Printing

Japan: Frontlines of “Robo-Conversion”
Many businesses could shutter completely if robots don’t step up and fill the mountain of available jobs. With big change comes big opportunity…and Japan knows it

Eyeing China, Japan Ramps Up Robot Production
Forecasts for a steady downturn in robot and automation sales suddenly reverse—with good reason!

The Long-Overlooked Drag on Japan’s Productivity 
Robot-driven automation has an adversary, and it’s not a dwindling and aging workforce

Team Japan’s Robots Go “Smart” with NVIDIA’s GPUs
Intelligent machines will push Japanese automation to the edge of the great paradigm shift

Will Toyota Industries Take Bastian to Tokyo?
First the Toll Group and now Bastian Solutions, Japan shores up gaping hole in logistics capabilities

After 12 Years, AIBO’s Out of SONY’s Doghouse! 
What next? Is it too late to recapture the magic that made this robot dog loved by so many?

Robot Automation and the East Asian Workforce
Manufacturing technology is a “resource liberating force” that will create abundance in new tech skills, good jobs at fair wages, and a life with promise

 

 

Korea Awakens, Reacts…and Accelerates
Economic urgency spurs demand for advanced manufacturing robots

 Korea: Industry Forecast: Robot Sales to Hit $25B by 2022

Korea Adds Robotics to Smart Vietnam Strategy​
Korea makes smart, decisively bold moves into the ASEAN, especially with Vietnam

Korea Showcases Its Robot Innovations at the Olympics
Show of solidarity and engineering prowess will be on display daily for 80,000 attendees and 3 billion TV viewers
Dr. Song’s All-Korean, Olympic, Robot Team
Korean service robots to get biggest introduction ever: showcasing their “services” to 3.1 billion global viewers

Korean Robots Go for Gold at 2018 Olympics
Winter Games to feature a dozen service robots in first-ever appearance

Robot Automation and the East Asian Workforce
Manufacturing technology is a “resource liberating force” that will create abundance in new tech skills, good jobs at fair wages, and a life with promise

Paris Air Show, Jeju Island & $87 Billion Bode Well
Connecting the dots from Boeing’s huge sales day to Korea hosting the AIIB to $20 billion in upgrades for the robotics marketplace

Using K-Pop and Other Offbeat Stuff to Promote Robot Skills Training
Why not use some “disruptive” pizzazz to promote robotics training and education? It’s not now, and it shows

Crunch Time for Taiwan: Robotics and Automation
Aware of its limitations and very tardy, Taiwan hurries to catch up with East Asia

Taiwan: Catching Up to Powerful East Asian Competition a Daunting Task

Taiwan: What Have You Done to Yourself?​
Is a return to China this island nation’s best and only solution for the future?​