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Robots Make Slackers Out of Their Human Colleagues, Report Suggests
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Eric Sorensen
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There’s a saying in manufacturing: a solid business finds ways to work smarter, not harder.
And with the advent of industrial automation – that’s taking place at many levels.
But a recent study published in the scientific journal, "Frontiers in Robotics and AI" suggests there may be some unique gaps in this theory: they say humans who work with robots may actually be more likely to slack off while on the job.