Techno Takeover

TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com TECHNO TAKEDUER: CAN YOUR JOB BE DONE BY A ROBOT? TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE PAST 100 YEARS AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE RISE OF ROBOTS AND MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE. FACTORIES THAT ONCE UTILIZED A BEVY OF HUMAN HANDS TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS HAVE REPLACED THESE HANDS WITH MACHINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY CHEAPER AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. TODAY, MACHINES : EVEN HELP OUT WITH THE MOST MUNDANE THINGS LIKE CHECKING OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE. SURE, EVERYONE AT WORK MAY LIKE YOU, BUT IS THERE A CHANCE YOU COULD BE REPLACED BYA ROBOT? HUMANS DOING THE FOLLOWING JOBS MIGHT WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A NEW COMPUTERIZED COWORKER. RETAIL CLERKS Why robots? It's a win-win for businesses: sell more product, pay less employees. In 2010, the amount of products checked out by virtual cashiers was up 9 percent from 2009 at $740 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to increase to $1.1 trillion. In the same way the ATM has reduced the need for bank tellers, the automated checkout machine has made the human clerk unnecessary. $185.65 3.55 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF CASHIERS IN THE U.S. PARALEGALS Why robots? What was once a tedious task for a paralegal, sifting through and analyzing millions of legal documents, is now a lightning- fast breeze for a powerful supercomputer. One of these computers could save a legal firm countless hours and dollars. 263,800 o FORM FOUND! (2008) NUMBER OF PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES Why robots? Why send humans to the front lines if robots can win the wars? Drones and other machines are currently being used for reconnaissance and combat, and the trend isn't slowing down. Like something out of a sci-fi film, fully robotic soldiers such as the MAARS, created by Foster-Miller, are also in the works. 1.5 MILLION (2011) *NUMBER OF ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE U.S. MEDICAL Why robots? For decades, humans have transcribed speech recordings for medical professionals. But with recent technological advancements, as demonstrated by Dragon Speech Recognition software, the tedious work can now done by machine. TRANSCRIPTIONISTS 78,780 PATIENT # 12425 J61 (2010) NUMBER OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS IN THE U.S. Why robots? The Google automated car project may revolutionize vehicle driving as we know it. Their automated cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention whatsoever, and 140,000 miles with only occasional human intervention. Not only would cutting drivers out of annual expenses save companies a fortune, the automated vehicles would (apparently) increase safety and reduce time spent on the road. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS 3.2 MILLION (2008) NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN THE U.S. PHARMACISTS Why robots? Robots are unparalleled when it comes to precision. A robot developed for UCSF successfully filled 350,000 doses of medication without a single error. The machines can even fill syringes or medication bags. 269,900 (2008) NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS IN THE U.S. CUSTOMER Why robots? Many companies have recently begun outsourcing their customer service call centers to other countries because the workers are cheaper, but might robots be the next step in cheap alternatives? The company Artingence, which describes itself as The Artificially Intelligent Call Center, thinks it will be. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES 1011001011100101010 100010100010101001 2.3 MILLION (2010) NUMBER OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. SOURCE: BLS.GOV, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, MAINSTREET.COM, CONVERGE.ORG, SHINE.YAHO0.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, NEATORAMA.COM, INSIDEBRIDGE.COM mindflash.com