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We've had robots for decades, and in the next five years, autonomous robots will make real-time decisions in dynamic environments. Here's what can we expect from what AI and robots can do together.
To cope with this challenge, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Germany are turning to automation as a way to survive and compete in the global market. Germany is the world's third-largest market for robots, after China and Japan, with a total of 221,500 units installed in 2020, according to the International Federation of…
As baby boomers retire, German businesses turn to robots
Small and medium-sized companies are also turning to automation as the gradual exit from the workplace of Germany's post-war "baby boom" generation tightens the labour squeeze.
At machine parts producer S&D Blech, the head of the grinding unit is retiring. With Germany's acute labour shortage leaving few candidates to take on the skilled but dirty and hazardous manual work,...