Robots Business

What happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids? You’ve heard the hype: AI will make us healthier, give every child a personalized tutor, run our businesses more efficiently...

Artificial Intelligence is the bedrock of the future economy and the new global operating system that will quietly power every industry, process, and decision. In The Future After AI, top-ranked economist and world-renowned futurist Jason Schenker explores how AI will underpin finance, technology, energy, healthcare, education, and business. AI is transforming the global economy in ways as profound as the internet and computers once did. But just as we no longer marvel at using the internet, AI's impact is likely to become so deeply embedded in technology and society that we might soon stop...

How will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a “dazzling” (The New York Times) look at the future that “brims with intriguing insights” (Financial Times) A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post...

If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling...

“While we need to rewrite the rules of the twenty-first-century economy, Kevin’s book is a great look at how people can do this on a personal level to always put humanity first.”—Andrew Yang “A clear, compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs—and...

During his 35-year career in the Army, Rick Lynch led 25,000 of our country’s best to victory in “The Surge” in Iraq. He came home to take command of Fort Hood, Texas, the largest Army Installation in America. He rose up to take charge of every Army Installation on Earth, leading 120,000 mostly civilian employees through the restructuring of a $20-billion budget, under unimaginable pressure from the Pentagon.

Is your local service business completely invisible to the modern, AI-driven marketplace? Every single day, the news screams about artificial intelligence taking over our world. Copywriters, coders, tech workers, and junior office clerks are panicking about losing their income to software programs like ChatGPT. But you work with your hands. You run a floor repair and sanding business. You smell sawdust every morning, your knees ache at the end of a hard week, and your hands are calloused from wrestling heavy machinery. Silicon Valley has a massive secret they don’t want you to know: They ...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute The Future Isn't Coming—It's Already Here. The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just disrupt supply chains, workforces, and economies—it accelerated the future. In this critically acclaimed fourth volume of The Robot and Automation Almanac, over 20 futurists, technologists, economists, engineers, and thought leaders forecast the trends, technologies, and transformations reshaping our world in real time. From the warehouses and hospitals of today to the digitally driven workplaces of tomorrow, this almanac explores how robotics, AI, ...

Staying true to his trademark journalistic approach, Andrés Oppenheimer takes his readers on yet another journey, this time across the globe, in a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today's jobs in the foreseeable age of automation. The Robots Are Coming! centers...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Explore the Future—Before It Happens. Robots are no longer confined to factory floors or science fiction. They’re in our homes, our hospitals, our warehouses—and in 2019, they're poised to reshape industries, economies, and everyday life. The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2019 gathers expert insights from top thinkers in robotics, automation, and AI to deliver a comprehensive look at the trends and technologies driving the future. In this forward-looking anthology, over 20 industry leaders—engineers, futurists, tech ...

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance efficiency, optimize operations, and gain a competitive edge. Amidst this pursuit of excellence, robotic process automation (RPA) has emerged as a powerful tool that is revolutionizing the way businesses operate. RPA, the epitome of automation, empowers organizations to streamline repetitive, rules-based tasks, freeing up human employees to focus on more strategic and value-added activities. By leveraging the capabilities of software robots, businesses can automate a wide range of...

In the future, true love is something that can be created to a person's specifications. Meet Denise Merritt - the perfect woman. She is beautiful, caring, emotional, sensitive, smart, friendly, and has the best personality a person could possibly have. She is also not real. Denise is an android (model) and she was made for the man, Steven Adams (mate), who wants to spend the rest of his life with someone special. Once he finally meets her, he had hoped to live out the rest of his life with the only person in the world he truly loves, but he gets swept into an unwelcome adventure when he ...

New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons exposes how the "new oligarchs" of Silicon Valley have turned technology into a tool for oppressing workers in this "passionate" (Kirkus) and "darkly funny" (Publishers Weekly) examination of workplace culture. At a time of soaring corporate profits...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Welcome to the Future. What if you could go back in time and read a book that predicted how automation, robotics, AI, and future tech would begin transforming industries and daily life? This is that book—for the year 2018. The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2018 captures a unique moment in the evolution of technology, offering rare insight into the pivotal year when the age of automation began to emerge from science fiction into everyday reality. In this visionary collection, top experts, CEOs, engineers, and futurists explore...

Feeling left behind by technology? Curious about ChatGPT but worried it might be too complicated? What if you could learn it in just 7 days, in a way that actually feels simple and comfortable? You are not alone. Many people over 50 feel unsure when it comes to new technology. It can seem fast, confusing, and sometimes overwhelming. You may have heard about ChatGPT and wondered if it could be useful, but also thought it might be too difficult to understand. Maybe you have tried to look it up and felt lost in technical language. Maybe you have hesitated to try because you did not want to ...

COVID Edition By Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute The future of work is not a binary choice between doomsday or utopia. It’s a path we shape—together. Will robots take all the jobs? Will automation free us for lives of creativity and leisure—or trap us in a dystopia of mass unemployment and government dependence? In Jobs for Robots, top-ranked futurist and economist Jason Schenker cuts through the noise, hype, and fear to deliver a powerful, data-driven guide to what automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence really mean for the future of work. Updated to ...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Welcome to the Automation Age. What happens when supply chains break, labor markets tighten, and inflation surges—all at once? You automate. The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2022 is your front-row seat to the future of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. In this fifth volume of the acclaimed almanac series, top experts from Microsoft, Honeywell, iTRACE Technologies, MHI, Hyster, The Futurist Institute, and more come together to forecast the trends, technologies, and transformations shaping business, education,...

Relationships First in the Era of AI Are you lying awake at 3 AM calculating cash flow scenarios while watching competitors fire humans for "AI efficiency"? You're not alone. 87% of small business owners lose sleep over finances, while companies like Klarna quietly rehire the 700 workers they replaced with AI after customers revolted against robotic service. The brutal truth: 79% of Americans refuse AI-only customer service, creating the biggest opportunity gap in business history. What if AI could make your business MORE human, not less? From 2 AM Money Panic to Predictable Profits isn't ...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Discover what’s next for robotics, automation, and AI—before it happens. In the midst of a digital transformation, The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2020 captures a powerful snapshot of the technologies, industries, and trends that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This must-read volume assembles forecasts and insights from 25+ leading futurists, technologists, and industry experts on the future of work, supply chains, smart manufacturing, and AI-driven innovation. With original essays from executives at ...

A humanoid robot with about $28,000 in annual fixed cost can break even at 467 billable hours a year if it produces $60 contribution per hour. The same machine can need 1,000 billable hours if contribution falls to $28 per hour. That is the difference between a good business and a bad one. Cashbot is a book about finding where that math works before you buy the machine. Not in theory. In actual small-business use cases with pricing, supervision, utilization, downtime, and ugly real-world friction included. You will run the numbers on things like after-hours patrols, warehouse and backroom ...