Video: Robot Revolution & The New Age Of Manufacturing

This episode of Moving Upstream by Wall Street Journal explores Asia to see the next generation of industrial robots, what they're capable of, and whether they’re friend or foe to low-skilled workers.

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Hundreds of millions of jobs affected. Trillions of dollars of wealth created. These are the potential impacts of a coming wave of automation. This episode of Moving Upstream by Wall Street Journal explores Asia to see the next generation of industrial robots, what they're capable of, and whether they’re friend or foe to low-skilled workers.

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