“Businesses just can’t find the people they need – that’s why they’re racing to automate,” Jeff Burnstein, President of A3. Robotics development has long prompted concerns that machines will take jobs from humans, but, in the US, robot orders have hit an all-time high as many companies struggle to recruit staff.
Factories and industrial concerns in North America ordered a record 29,000 robots during the first nine months of 2021 , a 37% increase on the previous year, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
Fixed-function robots have become a common feature of factory production lines, helping to manufacture […]
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