Robots are Changing the Business World.

Robots are Changing the Business World.

Few technologies have impacted the world as much as robots. Everything from cars to assembly lines now have the potential to be operated by a robot at some point along the way. This leaves business owners, especially on the manufacturing side of a business in a tight place. Keeping employees happy is key to managing any good business and employees generally do not take kindly to being replaced by robots.

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From a business point of view however, robots are almost essential to survival in an increasingly competitive market. The cost of operating robots is far less than paying human employees. Everything from lawyers to babysitters might soon be replaced by robots. This can all be read in an article by NBC that talks about 9 different jobs that can be taken over by robots. Article Link 

Although it is already clear robots will take many jobs in many different industries, they have also been creating many jobs in recent years. While robots are more efficient than humans in many cases, they do tend to need maintenance Everything from fabricating parts to fix them, to a yearly cleaning and inspection, every part of the robotics industry creates new jobs. This article gives many good reasons on why, in the long run, robots create many more jobs than they take.

By Alex Comstock