9 Robots and Work
- A brief history of RoboticsHistory of robotics timeline plus links to other timelines
- History of robots - TimelineGraphical representation – up to 2005
- Time Line of History Making Mobile Robots + Other Significant Robots and EventsThe links from the pictures here take you to the Time-Line entries and the links from the Time-Line entries take you to the individual robot pages
The Research
- More than half of students chasing dying careers, report warnsYoung Australians will face a working environment where increasing numbers of jobs will be automated or performed by robots
- Job trends and Growth IndustriesIs your job going to disappear in the digital revolution?
More than half of students chasing dying careers - Australians need to ‘wake up’ to the robot threatArticle discussing the transformation of how we work, shop and socialise — these changes are a lot closer than most people realise
Robotic Revolution
This is a 40 minute documentary you may wish to watch at home if you are interested
The Rise of Machines
- 21st Century Robot ProjectIf you had a robot, what would it look like?
What kind of jobs would it do for you?
What would its name be? - Exo Mars RoverEuropean Space Agency (ESA) Robotics exploration of Mars
- ESA - The Exomars Program 2016-2018Mission overview, timeline and more
- Chappie suggests it’s time to think about the rights of robotsThe Conversation, 11 March 2015
- A giant among robotsArticle from DISCOVER magazine about 2-legged robots and related articles
- ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robotSee ASIMO - Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility. ASIMO is designed to help people
