What jobs can human beings do that robots cannot? The idea of robots taking our jobs isn’t new, but as AI becomes more advanced, and more tasks can be automated, economists are asking if there are any ...

Basically, any job that’s super repetitive could be a target for robot replacement. To compound that, any repetitive job that the robot can do better than a human is especially vulnerable.

Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured.

Especially as many job roles are threatened by robot automation and artificial intelligence. Here we look at the skills that will give humans the edge in the job market of tomorrow.

The more human a robot looks, the more we trust it. Antonello Marangi/Shutterstock However, some service tasks assigned to robots are more controversial, because they could be seen as taking jobs ...

In a similar vein, people who had not personally experienced job displacement nonetheless believed that robots had replaced 29% of jobs.

Some jobs will always be done by people. The reasons can vary greatly: There are economic, social, or nostalgic benefits to having humans do them — or they’re simply not practical for robots ...

Robots need to do jobs that can be automated, and humans need to do the jobs that require a personal or creative touch.

The rote tasks of any information-intensive job can be automated. It doesn’t matter if you are a doctor, lawyer, architect, reporter, or even programmer: The robot takeover will be epic.

In that case, robots won't just be taking our jobs; they'll be forcing us to confront a major existential dilemma: if we didn't have to work anymore, what would we do?

The latest version of an autonomous robot that can scout for grape diseases in vineyards in near-real time, with an accuracy ...

Nearly half of American jobs today could be automated in "a decade or two," according to new research. The question is: Which half?