Mining has had an impact on many Aboriginal communities inĀ Australia. As we move to a mining sector where dump trucks, underground excavators, loaders, and conveyor systems are transformed into partial or fully autonomous systems, there is little or no human labor required other than to maintain equipment or provide oversight using a range of distant surveillance technologies.
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Rise of the Robots
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future. By Martin Ford. Basic Books, 2015, 224 pp…. Read More