The Whirrwork Insights series. Twelve sourced, practical pieces on the future of robot work, what goes wrong, contracts, hidden costs, humanoids, jobs, liability, privacy, drone rules, supplier advice and robot pricing.
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A job-by-job sort of robot work into real, pilot and hype, with the evidence for each, and Whirrwork's clearly labelled view of where things go by 2035.
Drone shows that fell, robotaxis that misjudged, a security robot in a fountain, a fatal commissioning accident. Real, sourced incidents, the pattern behind them, and what buyers…
A practical, printable checklist for vetting a drone or robot supplier before you sign, with the official places to verify licences and the standards that actually apply.
Ten things in a robot subscription contract that should make you pause, why they matter, real published terms to compare against, and the plain-English clause to ask for instead.
The robot is often the smallest line on the bill. Where the rest of the money goes, with published numbers, and a simple worksheet to get to a real total cost before you sign.
Humanoids are real, rentable and occasionally useful. Here's what they do for paying customers in 2026, published rental and purchase prices, what still goes wrong, and when a…
What peer-reviewed studies from the US, Germany, Spain and 17 countries found about robots and employment, why they seem to disagree, and a practical playbook for introducing…
A plain-English map of who is usually responsible when a drone or robot damages property or hurts someone, what insurance the law requires in the US, EU, UK, India and China, and…
Security robots, drones, robot vacuums and home humanoids all collect video and data. What the rules say in the EU, UK, US and India, real enforcement cases, and the questions to…
A buyer's guide to commercial drone rules in the US, EU, UK, India, China, Australia, UAE, Brazil, Japan and Canada, with what to ask your operator before they take off.
What buyers of robot services actually look for, what the research says about response speed and self-service buying, and a practical checklist for robot companies and operators…
Only about 12% of robot providers in Whirrwork's directory publish a price. The real reasons robot pricing is opaque, what economics says about price transparency, and how to…