Recently, prominent economists such as Paul Krugman and the U.S. media are raising an alarm over the “rise of the robots,” claiming that the robots are eliminating more and more jobs and thus they will be bringing huge societal impact.
What exactly is happening in the field of robotics today that warrants this kind of discussion and what will the future hold? Norri will talk about the latest in technology and the business of robots; and answer our burning questions.

After 23 years in journalism, and writing extensively about robotics in the past seven years, Norri Kageki decided to take a leap to the “other side.”

In January 2013, she became the Acting Manager of the Business Dept., Robotics Division, at Kawada Industries, Inc. in Japan, selling a new type of industrial robot called “NEXTAGE.”
Please check out this video to see what this cool robot can do. Hint: they are amazingly human-like.