What Were the Top 10 AI and Robot Stories of 2016?

We say this each year, but it's true -- the pace of news around the robotics industry is accelerating! See which robot stories were our most popular for the past year. Thanks to cheaper sensors, new software, and the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), mobile robots are rapidly expanding in supply chain operations. It's just in the nick of time, as robots save money, speed e-commerce order fulfillment, and come from proliferating providers. Germany and China typify central planning for encouraging the adoption of robotics, but that situation is changing worldwide, according to author Søren Tranberg Hansen.