Forbes April 21, 2020
A few months ago we feared robots would take all the jobs. Today we almost wish they already had…
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the sudden shutdown of large parts of the US economy, to keep consumers and workers safe from contagion. As we take the measure of the enormous disruption caused and the difficulty of keeping production going while keeping workers safe, one is tempted to ask, where are the robots when you need them?.
The robots are doing their best to help—in some areas at least. In a recent podcast, Brad Bogolea, cofounder and CEO of Simbe Robotics, discussed how its robots are helping grocery stores deal with the challenges of the current emergency.
Simbe Robotics is...