Robots enhancing—rather than depleting—workforces

1 May 2019 - Chief technology officer Andrew Wayland was featured in this article published by SIA.

As Walmart increases its reliance on robots to free up resources, Alexander Mann Solutions has suggested that - contrary to the popular rhetoric that robots are replacing people in the workplace - human employees are actually being enhanced by technology.

According to the firm, this ‘cyborg effect’ – where both organic and biomechatronic elements combine – is facilitating the creation of human employees who can operate at maximum efficiency. However, the organisation warns that robots should not be viewed as stand-alone employees...