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Automation for the people: How cobots at work help humans with tasks

Robotics has dominated manufacturing since the 1970s. But now technological developments, including the addition of artificial intelligence, promise to unleash a new industrial revolution. Will the technology break out of the silo of high-end applications?

If augmenting workflows with machine intelligence has jumped from the call centre and office to the factory, the next step could be toward areas even more crucial to life. Picture: Getty