Robot sleeves for kids with cerebral palsy
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic "clothing" to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements.
Sep 23, 2022
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Amid criticism of workplace injuries, Amazon signs a new safety pledge
Facing union drives, citations from state workplace regulators, lawsuits and shareholder pressure to reduce injuries, Amazon signed on to a new safety pledge Thursday.
Jun 3, 2022
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Feds have 'concerns,' but no punishment, for Amazon after deadly warehouse collapse in tornado
A federal agency's inspection of an Illinois Amazon warehouse facility where six people died last year during a tornado "raised concerns" about employee safety, but the regulatory agency stopped short of issuing any fines ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Amazon warehouse collapse probe finds worker safety risks
U.S. regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that could threaten workers at its warehouses dotted across the country.
Apr 27, 2022
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Traffic-based analyses of buildings advance smart city capabilities
Every day, hundreds of thousands of commuters across the country travel from houses, apartments and other residential spaces to commercial buildings—from offices and schools to gyms and grocery stores. These destinations, ...
Mar 3, 2022
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What does ride-hailing mean for parking?
In the June 2021 issue of Case Studies on Transport Policy, Ben Clark and Anne Brown of the University of Oregon published an article titled, "What Does Ride-hailing Mean For Parking? Associations Between On-street Parking ...
Aug 11, 2021
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How AI can help choose your next career and stay ahead of automation
The typical Australian will change careers five to seven times during their professional lifetime, by some estimates. And this is likely to increase as new technologies automate labor, production is moved abroad, and economic ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Amazon shifts policy on controversial worker monitoring system
Amazon shifted policy on a controversial employee productivity monitoring system Tuesday as a coalition of US labor unions took aim at the firm, saying a need for speed in warehouses led to injuries.
Jun 2, 2021
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During emergencies, social media is a critical channel for warnings
A plume of smoke hung over the Houston area for days in March 2019 after storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals ignited at a Deer Park facility.
Mar 23, 2021
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Amazon: Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19
Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Oct 2, 2020
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