Industrial robots are hot, with North American orders for the first nine months of 2021 valued at US$1.48 billion, breaking a record set in 2017. While increased sales of robots and use of automation is good news to robot makers and corporations, it could be a mixed bag for workers, according to the World Economic Forum.
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Job Shortages, Pandemic Drive Record-Breaking North American Robot Orders
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 16, 2021 04:00 AMIndustrial robots are hot, with North American orders for the first nine months of 2021 valued at US$1.48 billion, breaking a record set in 2017. While increased sales of robots and use of automation is good news to robot makers and corporations, it could be a mixed bag for workers, according to the World Economic Forum.