Cobot Palletizers Brew Big Benefits for Coffee Company

Cobot Palletizers Brew Big Benefits for Coffee Company

The Robotiq Palletizing Solution with the UR10e cobot handles 1,500 boxes per day in a two-shift operation In 1897, Steve Papanicholas immigrated from Greece to Chicago, where he founded Overland Coffee Co., now Napco Brands, a family-owned coffee company that uses the same robust sourcing, roasting, and blending practices developed by Papanicholas at the turn of the century. Since its founding, the company has expanded from roasting and packaging a single in-house brand to producing four distinct coffee brands: Papanicholas, Day to Day, Versanto, and Basic Joe. It also offers a growing line of private-label coffees.

“At Napco, we have […]

How Automation is Shaping the Workforce of Tomorrow

How Automation is Shaping the Workforce of Tomorrow

Nowadays, technology is changing at lightning speed, and automation is leading the charge. This trend is reshaping how we work and live, making tasks easier, and transforming industries. Automation, simply put, is when machines do tasks instead of people. It’s not just about robots assembling cars. It’s also about software scheduling appointments or AI helping make business decisions. This shift towards automation is creating a new future for our workforce. It promises to make work more efficient and open up new possibilities for innovation.

However, the move towards automation is also about how we, as a society, adapt to these […]

Automation in Digital Textile Printing: A Cautionary Tale from “The Twilight Zone”

Automation in Digital Textile Printing: A Cautionary Tale from “The Twilight Zone”

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In the ever-evolving landscape of digital textile printing technology, our industry has witnessed a transformative wave of automation. This shift towards automated processes has certainly revolutionized production, but it also drew intriguing parallels to ideas from the past. This article explores how an old episode of “The Twilight Zone” teaches a still-relevant lesson about automation and the future of manual labor.

By Keypoint Intelligence This particular episode of The Twilight Zone features Wallace V. Whipple, who decides to increase his plant’s output, improve efficiency, and reduce costs by replacing people with a machine. The dehumanizing effect […]

Goldman chief economist | AI will ‘destroy employment in some areas’

Goldman chief economist | AI will 'destroy employment in some areas'

AI will ‘destroy employment in some areas’ Goldman Sachs’ chief economist has offered a stark forecast on the initial impact of AI on the labor market, predicting it will ‘destroy employment in some areas.’

Jan Hatzius, the economist in question, has risen to prominence after previously making several successful predictions about the global economy, including forecasting the 2008 financial crisis.

In an interview with CNN, Hatzius said he expects there to be a short-term hit to jobs, but believes that the long term picture is brighter.“There will be parts of the labor market where tasks can be replaced,” Hatzius said. […]

2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Go Parabolic

2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Go Parabolic

The excitement of artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly carrying the stock market higher. Those stocks that Wall Street has deemed to be AI winners, like Nvidia or Super Micro Computer , have multiplied in value over the past year, a parabolic journey that’s made investors very wealthy.

Perhaps the next big AI move will be companies that integrate AI technology to become better businesses. In this category, stocks like UiPath (NYSE: PATH) and Monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY) come to mind. These two stocks have done well over the past 18 months, but more upside could be ahead. 1. UiPath: Accelerating with […]

SURESH BABU: How AI affects carmakers’ workforce is up to us

SURESH BABU: How AI affects carmakers’ workforce is up to us

Legislators should steer the technology to upskill and reskill workers to prepare them for its adoption

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Subscribe now Picture: 123RF Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been a rich source of storytelling: from the HAL 9000 computer — the brainchild of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey — to the replicants in the epochal blockbuster Bladerunner and the genocidal Skynet programme in the Terminator franchise.Some […]

Ethical Considerations in Robotics and AI: Navigating the Moral Dilemmas of Automation

Ethical Considerations in Robotics and AI: Navigating the Moral Dilemmas of Automation

In a world where robots and artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the ethical considerations surrounding their use have never been more important. From autonomous vehicles to chatbots, the decisions made by developers and programmers can have profound moral implications. Join us as we delve into the complex landscape of robotics and AI, exploring the challenges and dilemmas that arise when navigating the ever-evolving intersection of technology and ethics. Introduction to Robotics and AI

In recent years, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have significantly advanced, resulting in the widespread use of autonomous systems in various […]

AI doesn’t have to destroy jobs. It can empower the working class.

An advertisement alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18. (Markus Schreiber/AP) There is good reason to believe that artificial intelligence is coming for our jobs. That’s, after all, what information technology has been doing for decades. The tech plutocrats apparently agree that human employment will become the stuff of folklore. They probably don’t mind that all wealth in this world will accrue to the lucky few who own the AI patents. They seem willing to share some of it with regular people through some universal basic income scheme .

Artificial general intelligence, the end goal Silicon […]

The Impact of AI: Navigating the Landscape of Jobs and Automation

The Impact of AI: Navigating the Landscape of Jobs and Automation

The Impact of AI: Navigating the Landscape of Jobs and Automation

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· Follow 5 min read·6 hours ago“AI’s going to take our jobs!”It’s a common outcry since the public was introduced to the human-like writing abilities of ChatGPT last November. This has been subject to debate, with OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman even declaring…“Jobs are definitely going to go away. Full stop.”Certainly AI will shake up many industries and certain jobs will become obsolete. In fact, many already have become casualties to the AI revolution.In the modern era, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into various industries has […]

List of Jobs Under AI Threat as Safaricom, Other Companies Embrace Technology

List of Jobs Under AI Threat as Safaricom, Other Companies Embrace Technology

Kenyan companies are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for automation, content creation, and image generation, sparking concerns about job security

Safaricom, led by CEO Peter Ndegwa, has embraced a virtual assistant aimed at enhancing personalised customer services

Jobs at risk from AI include data entry, telemarketing, bookkeeping, assembly line manufacturing, and basic customer service, as per Goldman Sachs’ report PAY ATTENTION: TUKO is in WhatsApp Channels now! Subscribe and read news in favourite messenger. Elijah Ntongai, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has more than three years of financial, business , and technology research expertise, providing insights […]