Your October robot update

According to the International Federation of Robotics, in February 2018, the average global robot density was 74 robot units per 10,000 employees, up from 66 in 2015. As well as increasing in popularity, robots are also performing more complex and surprising tasks. To keep you in the loop, here are three robot updates from October so far. By Leah Elston-Thompson, senior account executive at Stone Junction Last week, the news broke that Pepper the robot will be giving evidence in Parliament, marking the first use of a non-human witness. The Commons Education Select Committee has invited Pepper to answer questions about artificial intelligence (AI) in the labour market.