Slashdot Mirror
US Companies Put Record Number of Robots To Work in 2018 (reuters.com)
U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants. From a report: Shipments hit 28,478, nearly 16 percent more than in 2017, according to data seen by Reuters that was set for release on Thursday by the Association for Advancing Automation, an industry group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Shipments increased in every sector the group tracks, except automotive, where carmakers cut back after finishing a major round of tooling up for new truck models.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
and despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
--Deteriorata
Should non-technicians just go starve in the streets?
Good point. Some people aren't aware of how automation leads to starvation. That is why countries that have automated such as America, Western Europe, and Japan, are impoverished and starving, while the smart countries that avoided the "productivity catastrophe" such as Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Mozambique, are thriving and prosperous with plenty of well paying jobs for everyone.
You should publish a newsletter to help get the word out.