https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new Swedish report concludes there is little risk of robots making humans in the workforce obsolete – at least not across all industries. https://www.thelocal.se/20180220/dont-worry-robots-arent-coming-to-take-our-jobs-swedish-report Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:18:12 +0100 dont-worry-robots-arent-coming-to-take-our-jobs-swedish-report An ad campaign for a Swedish trade union confederation has become an unlikely viral hit thanks to its imaginative portrayal of robots demanding better working conditions and parental leave. https://www.thelocal.se/20170118/how-this-swedish-robot-video-became-an-unlikely-viral-hit Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:22:19 +0100 how-this-swedish-robot-video-became-an-unlikely-viral-hit Could robots lend a hand to Sweden's under-pressure healthcare system? Research being carried out by experts at several Swedish universities may have the answer, as they invest in developing more advanced forms of the machines which would be capable of detecting emotions as well as whether a patient is hungry or tired. https://www.thelocal.se/20161111/could-robots-soon-care-for-swedens-elderly Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:47:44 +0100 could-robots-soon-care-for-swedens-elderly Sweden's cleanest Christmas gift of 2015 sucks. No, it really does. A Swedish retail research group predicts the most popular present underneath the tree this year will be a robotic vacuum cleaner. https://www.thelocal.se/20151124/sweden-unveils-hottest-christmas-gift-of-2015 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:34:21 +0100 sweden-unveils-hottest-christmas-gift-of-2015 Sweden needs to work harder to bridge the gender and knowledge gap if it is to keep up with the fast pace of digitalization, argues entrepreneur Veronica Chiaravalli, whose startup aims to do just that. https://www.thelocal.se/20151019/its-not-about-women-its-about-innovation Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:45:55 +0200 its-not-about-women-its-about-innovation Economics analyst Mårten Blix outlines how to make sure jobs are not lost when digitalization grows in tech-savvy Sweden and robots take over skilled labour. https://www.thelocal.se/20151013/will-robots-take-over-your-job-in-sweden Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:00:00 +0200 will-robots-take-over-your-job-in-sweden