When robots go rogue


  • TECH
  • Monday, 22 May 2023

Though automation and robots are hailed as the way forward, they can pose significant risks to humans if proper safeguards are not in place. — Designed by stories / Freepik

A video of a robot malfunctioning in Singapore has sparked conversation about whether robots are ready to take our jobs, especially as their use proliferated during the pandemic.

In the recording, an automated robot arm at a coffee shop at One Punggol Hawker Centre misplaced a coffee pot, causing it to fall.

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