Robot orders by companies surge as labor shortages linger

Photo caption: Rows of robotic arms moving boxes around on conveyor belts. Photo credit: Getty Images. Article by Brett Molina. USA Today – November 13, 2021.

Orders in North America for robots are reaching record numbers as the U.S. economy continues to slog through a labor shortage fueled by the pandemic. According to data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) – a trade group representing organizations involved in robotics, AI and other tech – […]

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