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Agricultural Robots Market Shares – Industry Trends, Strategies, And Forecasts, 2017 To 2023

Agricultural Robots Market Shares – Industry Trends, Strategies, And Forecasts, 2017 To 2023

Global Agricultural Robots Market: Overview

The escalating global population is increasing demand for food products. To cope up with this demand, efficient farming processes are being explored. This is leading growth to the global agriculture robots market. In developing countries, the rising industrialization has led to the migration of labor from farming to jobs. This has resulted to the increase in the average labor cost, which is motivating consumers to employ automation for farming activities. On the other hand, in developed countries such as the United States, players are increasing their investment in the development of advanced robots to […]

Is now the time for robotic lift trucks?

Is now the time for robotic lift trucks?

Robotics in the News Is now the time for robotic lift trucks? Robotics company Berkshire Grey launches partner alliance program How mobile robots empower the workforce Hyundai Motor Group to acquire controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Automate, a leading automation trade show, postponed until June 2022 More Robotics News Industry 4.0: Real Cases of Productivity, Efficiency and Profits Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | 2pm ET
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If ever a time was ripe for robotic lift truck sales to take off, right now might be it. With the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating e-commerce for many types of […]

Automation helps keeps factories running amid COVID-19 social distancing

Automation helps keeps factories running amid COVID-19 social distancing

An machine at EVCO Plastics in DeForest packages COVID test parts into thermal form trays. Because fewer workers are on a production line, employees are better able to remain distanced from each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent the spread of the virus. Robots aren’t really taking away jobs, manufacturers say. They’re just doing the work that no one else will do.

From simple labeling machines to complex robots that can deftly make a part or product from base materials to completion, automation has become a major part of Wisconsin’s manufacturing landscape. Reports throughout the years have warned of […]

The Future Of Jobs And Education

The Future Of Jobs And Education

The world of work has been changing for some time, with an end to the idea of jobs for life and the onset of the gig economy. But just as in every other field where digital transformation is ongoing, the events of 2020 have accelerated the pace of this change dramatically. The Future Of Jobs And Education Adobe Stock The International Labor Organization has estimated that almost 300 million jobs are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of those that are lost, almost 40% will not come back. According to research by the University of Chicago, they will […]

Global Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Market Expected to Reach USD 10,284.9 Million by 2027

According to a recent market study published by Growth Market Reports (GMR), titled, “Global Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Market by Product, Application, Sales Channel, Type, and Region: Size, Share, Trends and Opportunity Analysis, 2017-2027”, the market was valued at USD 4,217.8 Million in 2019 and is expected to grow at a healthy growth rate of 11.2% by the year 2027. Floor cleaning is one of the major maintenance tasks across verticals, be it residential, commercial, or industrial. Rising demand for automated cleaning equipment can be majorly credited to the growing concept of smart homes and awareness regarding the importance of […]

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THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE is at a crossroads.

It’s understandable that a lot of workers to feel like there’s no place left for them in the 21 st Century economy, given the jobs being sent overseas, the automation replacing workers by the hundreds, and the uncertainty of an economy bound to look vastly different as we emerge from an unprecedented global pandemic.

For most folks, especially those with families to support and bills to pay, going back to college after years or decades of work is more than just inconvenient – it’s unaffordable, too.The question then becomes: What can workers do to […]

Jobs That Might Not Exist in 50 Years

Jobs That Might Not Exist in 50 Years

With jobless claims approaching 55 million since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and a sluggish recovery , thousands of jobs are unlikely to ever return. Whether that’s because businesses will ultimately shutter (or permanently reduce staff) or industries will be reinvented, there are myriad unknowns when trying to chart projections for the economic future of the U.S. economy. A paper released in May 2020 by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago projected that 42% of layoffs caused by the pandemic will be permanent .

In addition to fewer jobs being available in certain sectors, other employment […]

The Relevance of Utopianism

The Relevance of Utopianism

One summer during my youth I was hired to work the assembly line at a television manufacturer. This was in the days when America had a manufacturing base and actually produced consumer goods. I found myself working next to a conveyor belt slapping stickers onto large cathode ray tubes as they left an oven from another part of the factory. (From Wikipedia : The cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube that contains one or more electron guns and a phosphorescent screen, and is used to display images.) These tubes resembled enormous Bosc pears. The screen size was 15 […]

The Relevance of Utopianism

The Relevance of Utopianism

Review of Aaron Benanav’s book Automation and the Future of Work One summer during my youth I was hired to work the assembly line at a television manufacturer. This was in the days when America had a manufacturing base and actually produced consumer goods. I found myself working next to a conveyor belt slapping stickers onto large cathode ray tubes as they left an oven from another part of the factory. (From Wikipedia: The cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube that contains one or more electron guns and a phosphorescent screen, and is used to display images.) These […]

Top 8 Robotic Process Automation Trends to Watch in 2021

Top 8 Robotic Process Automation Trends to Watch in 2021

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is perpetually the eventual future of automation.

RPA, an interesting issue among the C-suite, is quickly making strides over several businesses, including Manufacturing, Retail, Telecommunications, BFSI, and protection. However, the rundown doesn’t end there-it rather begins.

The innovation has filled quickly in the previous few years, however, so has the debate encompassing automation and other related groundbreaking advancements like Artificial Intelligence. The relationship is intelligent, taking into account how automation tools and technologies are closely interwoven. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is perpetually the eventual future of automation.A report from IDC states that worldwide enterprises are required […]