Robots in the Workforce: No, the Machines Aren’t Taking Over
Robots aren’t here to replace humans, but to create a human-machine collaborative model for a more efficient and productive way of operating, says Yaskawa Southern Africa’s Managing Director, Andrew Crackett.
Ever since robots were introduced in the science fiction genre, there’s been a fear that machines will take over and that soon, the days of humans being at the top of the food chain will be gone. The fear mongering has persisted with notions of robots overthrowing the workforce and humans being enslaved to the almighty lords of automation and binary code. Even though it's true that many industries have embraced robotics, the reality is far removed from the plot of a Philip K. Dick novel.
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