Modern Automation (B): Robotics

William R. Kerr; James  Palano

Supplement | HBS Case Collection | October 2019 (Revised March 2020)

Modern Automation (B): Robotics

Abstract

Driven largely by advances in perception and situational awareness, robots in the 2010s were gaining functionality that allowed them to be applied to fundamentally new types of work. The expanding range of new tasks that could be completed by machines had significant implications for businesses, the workforce, and society. This primer grounds conversations about these implications by describing the advances in underpinning technology that moved the boundaries of where robots could be deployed and illustrating real-world examples of the new types of activities that robots were becoming able to perform.

Keywords: robotics; artificial intelligence; future of work; technology commercialization; Technology; Commercialization; Employment;

Language: English

Format: Print

17 pages

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Kerr, William R., and James Palano. "Modern Automation (B): Robotics." Harvard Business School Supplement 820-069, October 2019. (Revised March 2020.)

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