What is the future of Industrial automation?

[joombo]

With rapid development in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology, automation is at a tipping point. Today, robots can perform a slew of functions without considerable human intervention. What are your thought about industrial automation? How do you see the future of automation jobs

 

[Flash525]

With rapid development in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology, automation is at a tipping point. Today, robots can perform a slew of functions without considerable human intervention. What are your thought about industrial automation? How do you see the future of automation jobs

...they'll be automated.

In all seriousness, I think a lot of industries that currently specialise in manufacturing and wholesale including factory and warehouse roles will become redundant and completely taken over by robotics with only a handful of programmers necessary to keep things going.

It's going to be a worrisome future I think. Eventually sectors like farming, distribution and even retail could become integrated with an AI system.

 

[MissMarvelous]

.they'll be automated.

Have you seen this???

It's cool and terrifying at the same time. It's like industrial revolution 2.0

Edit: we can talk later about the unnecessary amount of plastic for one product.

 

[Flash525]

Have you seen this???

It's cool and terrifying at the same time. It's like industrial revolution 2.0

Edit: we can talk later about the unnecessary amount of plastic for one product.

I wouldn't trust cake from a vending machine. Cake has to be fresh, not stuffed full of preservatives.

 

[writer0327]

As with most automation, my prediction is we end up with more jobs, better jobs, and a better standard of living overall.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Will banks and businesses still demand money from us? Will the machinery be more efficient or full of flaws and prone to hacking?What will newly unemployed people do with their free time? The consequences to society seem huge and not entirely predictable. That said I’m sure it is inevitable to a point and completely inevitable in the long run.

 

[joombo]

The indsutrial revolution changed the landscape for workers and left some of them without jobs, thanks to technology. Eventually new jobs emerged that didn't exist before. Not so long ago I read about Eltra Trade s.r.o. that supplying industrial automation equipment in Europe and throughout the world. Their product range spreads from simple electronic components like https://eltra-trade.com/catalog/baumer-absolute-encoders to high-voltage complex systems.

 

[Silvermoth]

Isaac Asimov has a theory that basically automation would take care of all our needs and we wouldn’t need to work to produce food, shelter etc. so what would humanity do instead?

basically, once humanity’s needs are liberated they can focus on arts and doing stuff that makes us happy. Plus it’s more open because it wouldn’t just be a pastime of the rich and well connected

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

As with most automation, my prediction is we end up with more jobs, better jobs, and a better standard of living overall.

The indsutrial revolution changed the landscape for workers and left some of them without jobs, thanks to technology. Eventually new jobs emerged that didn't exist before.

Progress is often inevitable... But anyone that tries to sell this as being THIS simple a story and that the challenges automation will bring upon society are barely worthy enough to note has a blind spot an aircraft carrier could fit in.