ElectricNews.net:News:Americans turned off by robots

Friday, October 04 2002
by Ciaran Buckley

Americans could turn against robots, after it emerged that the machines designed to be low-cost servants are increasingly taking the place of older workers.
These findings are contained in a new report, by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which reports a 17 percent fall in robot investment in the United States in 2001. By contrast, British and Spanish investment in robots increased last year by 26 percent and 22 percent respectively.
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