# Robot orders by companies surge as labor shortages linger

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/robot-orders-by-companies-surge-as-labor-shortages-linger/
- Published: 2021-11-15T09:15:02-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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 – […] Click here to view original web page at www.usatoday.com Related articles: Non-automotive industries driving record robot sales – The Robot Report Robotics’ Second Wave Relies on Software and Integration – Robotics 24/7 Robots: stealing our jobs or solving labor shortages? – The Guardian The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it – The Conversation Goldman just figured out why the labor shortage will last for a long time: 60% of the missing workers retired, many for good – Yahoo! (Original article: Business Insider)