US robot could shake up workplace
Makers of Baxter, a humanoid robot, claim their invention could forever change manufacturing.
Published On 19 Oct 2012
Manufacturing in the United States has been in decline for decades.
Companies seeking cheaper labour and lower production costs have gone overseas, taking American jobs with them.
But a small technology company in Boston thinks it has a way to bring some of those jobs back.
And their proposal is straight out of science fiction.
Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler explains.
Source: Al Jazeera