The effect of factory automation on employment has been a concern since the start of the Industrial Revolution. There were no robots when the revolution began, however. Robots are now at the core of our fears – and hopes – as to what the continuing revolution means for the men and women who depend on manufacturing jobs to make their living.
On June 26, the consultancy firm Oxford Economics released a report titled "How robots change the world," that discussed the spread of robotics and its effect on employment. One takeaway from the report is that 20 M manufacturing jobs […]
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