robots
This Swedish ad helps robots get parental leave and work-life balance
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.
Could robots soon care for Sweden's elderly?
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.
Swedish Christmas gift sweeps up competition
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.
'It's not about women, it's about innovation'
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.