A critical mass of innovation and billion-dollar investments by global OEMs mean that autonomous humanoid robots will be with us soon. Here’s how they’ll both take and create jobs.
There is a critical mass of innovation and momentum in robotics right now. Global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are investing billions of dollars in development. Industry 4.0 is making cost-effective mass production feasible. Machine learning, internet of things (IoT), and cloud computing are solving the tech and control issues. And there is a labor shortage in the developed world, driving need.