Harvard Business Review November 21, 2023
Kim Povlsen

Summary: Automation technology is creating incredible opportunities for SMEs. Smaller, flexible, collaborative robots (cobots) can be used across a wide range of applications from machine tending and welding to packaging, palletizing, and screw-driving. State-of-the-art software even allows swift reconfiguration of parts, finally making automation attractive to high-mix, low-volume manufacturers. This technology development could not have come at a better time for the industry. Take the talent crunch. Manufacturing especially is having huge problems recruiting and retaining employees. More than 2 million manufacturing jobs will sit unfilled...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Robotics/RPA, Technology
Less pain, quicker recoveries: 1 year of University Hospitals' robotics push
Here’s The Second Humanoid Robot To Get A Paying Job
CES 2025: 20 Tech Experts Predict Highlights And Trends
Study explores factors influencing acceptance of home-care robots
FHC #157: NVIDIA expects AI, robots to cure healthcare’s biggest problems

Share This Article