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Imagine a Robot: ROAR, WALL-E, and Working Class Heroes

  • February 24, 2016September 16, 2021

By Karen Asp

“Imagine a robot that quietly and discreetly enters your neighborhood, collects your refuse bin and empties it into the refuse truck” (Volvo 2015). With this invitation the Volvo Group announced last fall that it was developing an autonomous “smart machine” to take over a task currently performed by people.

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