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RobotSweater may increase worker safety

August 31st, 2023

Bo Ying Su, a master’s student at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) department of electrical and computer engineering, observes a robot wearing the RobotSweater. Photo: Carnegie Mellon University A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., is working to increase employee safety with the RobotSweater, a covering for machines that detects […]

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When employees leave: fact finding

February 1st, 2016

Mine the hidden resources of departing employees with a thoughtful exit interview. When it’s time to hire that new employee, you pull out all the stops: a complete review of duties and responsibilities, a tightly crafted list of desired skills and careful interviews. You make the hire—and hope that you’ve made the right choice. Now […]

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