Collaborating with Robots
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The document discusses common myths about robots in the workplace, highlighting that robots do not necessarily threaten job preservation or take easy-to-fill jobs from humans. It emphasizes the benefits of collaborative robots in enhancing job quality and competitiveness while noting that robots cannot replace all human roles. The overall message is to embrace automation as a positive change in the workforce.
Collaborating with Robots
- 1. Collaborating with robots Elaine Chen Senior Lecturer and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, MIT Founder and Managing Director, ConceptSpring
- 2. 1988 2011
- 10. MYTH #1: Robots are bad for job preservation
- 11. “When I saw Baxter for the first time, I was scared. I thought, Oh my God, this robot’s gonna take away like an operator.” - Mildred, Shipping Manager, Vanguard Plastic
- 13. “Vanguard’s a family. I have a personal responsibility to make sure that we continue to exist, and that they have jobs.” - Chris Budnick, President, Vanguard Plastic
- 14. MYTH #1: Robots are bad for job preservation MYTH #2: Robots take easy-to-fill jobs from humans
- 15. “While the economy has been doing well, we’ve been having a very hard time getting people to work especially during the off shifts on the injection molding floor.”
- 17. MYTH #1: Robots are bad for job preservation MYTH #2: Robots take easy-to-fill jobs from humans MYTH #3: Robots can replace 100% of humans
- 21. Key takeaways Automation helps businesses stay competitive and preserve jobs Collaborative robots can help workers get a better job There are things that robots can’t do as well as humans
- 23. Key takeaways Automation helps businesses stay competitive and preserve jobs Collaborative robots can help workers get a better job There are things that robots can’t do as well as humans Change is inevitable - embrace it
- 24. “... But after I worked with him, I thought, maybe he can help us.” - Mildred, Shipping Manager, Vanguard Plastic
- 26. Elaine Chen Serial Entrepreneur | Nerd | Recovering Roboticist Follow me on Twitter: @chenelaine