Guest opinion: Focusing on the promise of robotics
Editor’s note: Ramesh L. Ratan is CEO of Bell and Howell, a technology company based in Research Triangle Park. He has also worked at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies and the Direct Marketing Association. Contact him atRamesh.Lakshmi-Ratan@bhemails.com. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Many people, including some very famous inventors and intellectuals whom I admire, are afraid of automation. Perhaps they’ve read too many sci-fi stories or seen too many movies where robots take over the world. Or perhaps they’re concerned about the very real issue of job displacement. I personally believe their fears are unfounded. In the long run, I...
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