Tag: Consumer robotics

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 5, 2020

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Business and Finance, Global Technology, Medicine and Health, Work

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Amazon, Consumer robotics, Gen Z, robotics, Travel tourism}

Top Consumer Trends COVID-19 Will Change Long Term

_{Data from 40 countries suggests that, post-COVID, people will continue to stick close to home} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 5, 2020

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Business and Finance, Global Technology, Medicine and Health, Work}

According to analysts, robotic devices are becoming more popular for a reason few would have guessed earlier; they reduce the need for physical human contact. Recycling, however, has taken a hit and weaning consumers from disposables post-COVID may prove a challenge. Huge firms are riding the storm, however, and Gen Z is spending the lockdown improving its career chances. Meanwhile, consumers surveyed around the globe say they plan to travel less.

If Social Robots Could Cry, They’d Need Plenty of Tissues For This One

_{The spate of recent failures of social robot firms prompts a question: Are developers listening to markets?} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 9, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Technocracy}

It’s safe to say that most human beings alive today would not want a high level of emotional involvement with a robot.

Laundry Robot Firm, er, Folds

_{Keeping proposed costs and space requirements within average household budgets may be a deal breaker for most consumers} _{News
April 26, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors}

Even if robots can be engineered to fold laundry, the question of whether they threaten jobs, as a result, is more complex.

Consumers Were Not Buying Robots as Friends This Year

_{The market for drudgery busters remains strong. For dogs and pals, not so much} _{News
December 11, 2018

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Social Factors}

Some consumer robotics will surely find a place under the Christmas tree. The robotic vacuum cleaner market is healthy and expected to grow, in a world where the demand for vacuum cleaners is growing anyway, doubtless due to more urban lifestyles. Read More ›