In the early days of industrial automation, the arrival of machines on the factory floor was often seen as a threat to human employment.
Entire roles were mechanized, displacing workers and forcing industries to re-evaluate the relationship between people and machines.
Today, as collaborative robots – or “cobots” – become more common in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and beyond, the conversation is shifting.
Rather than replacing humans, cobots are increasingly seen as tools that augment human capabilities, reshaping the modern workforce through upskilling and creating entirely new job categories in the process. [Read more…] about The evolving role of the human worker alongside cobots: Upskilling and new job creation