Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation, explains why his organization is pushing for adoption of a National Robotics Strategy in the U.S.

The report also found that global transportation costs have fallen below their long-term average thanks to lessening pressures on shipping, rail, air and road freight. 

Major grocery retailers serving dense urban areas such as New York, London and Paris are under increasing pressure to get product to consumers in the shortest possible time, as little as 15 minutes, and often for free. But there are downsides to the trend.