Companies Invest In Automation To Plug Gaps In An Aging Workforce getty It might seem intuitive to assume that technology is adopted based primarily on the merits of the technology and its impact on things like productivity. That isn’t, however, what new research from MIT shows. Instead, it argues that we tend to invest more in robotics and other automation-based technologies when our populations become older as employers strive to plug gaps in an aging workforce.
"Demographic change—aging—is one of the most important factors leading to the adoption of robotics and other automation technologies," the researchers explain.
Indeed, when it […]
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