automation

In Robots in the Factory, early fluent readers learn about the role robots play in manufacturing our goods.

"Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented"--Jacket flap.

Mattie, an emancipated automaton, is asked for help by the city's gargoyles in the war between the alchemists and the mechanics as society's foundations crumble, and when Mattie learns of dangerous secrets in the city of Ayona, she risks upsetting the mechanic who made her.

A collection of twelve essays which defines automation and debates issues related to it, such as its benefits for the economy and agriculture, if it threatens manufacturing jobs, smart homes assisting the elderly, and other topics.