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What will manufacturing look like as companies start to reopen?

May 27, 2020
Even in sectors where demand is high, the coronavirus has slowed production.
More automation could be a solution to crowded, hands-on production lines.
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A Sainsbury's employee checks an automated sorting area at Sainsbury's Waltham Point Depot on December 13, 2010 in Waltham Abbey, England.
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Happy Birthday, ATMs!

Jun 27, 2017
The first automatic teller was installed outside London 50 years ago. Here's how it's changed us.
People gather to see a demonstration of the "robot cashier" in Enfield, England. 
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