Working with robots
Bustling with sleek machinery and high-powered computers, the factory floor looks nothing like it did decades ago. But human workers are far from obsolete.






Stihl Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)





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Kelly Gonsalves is a sex and culture writer exploring love, lust, identity, and feminism. Her work has appeared at Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and more, and she previously worked as an associate editor for The Week. She's obsessed with badass ladies doing badass things, wellness movements, and very bad rom-coms.
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