Robots Invade Factories: AI Sparks Job Fears and Safety Hopes as Spending Soars

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Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News

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Stay ahead in the fast-evolving world of robotics and automation with Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News. This daily podcast delivers the latest updates, insights, and trends in AI, robotics technology, and automation. Whether you're an industry professional or an enthusiast, tune in for expert analysis and interviews that keep you informed and inspired. Discover the future of tech with Robotics Industry Insider.

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Robots Invade Factories: AI Sparks Job Fears and Safety Hopes as Spending Soars

Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News

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Robots Invade Factories: AI Sparks Job Fears and Safety Hopes as Spending Soars

This is you Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News podcast.

Welcome to Robotics Industry Insider: AI and Automation News. As we kick off 2026, manufacturing is surging as the primary driver of automation adoption, fueled by reshoring efforts in the United States amid supply chain fragility and labor shortages exceeding one million open jobs, according to Brightpick CEO Jan Zizka. This shift demands higher productivity to compete with Asia, pushing industrial robots and collaborative systems into new plants.

A standout development at CES 2026 is Doosan Robotics partnering with Maple Advanced Robotics to unveil Scan and Go, the world's first unmanned AI system for large-scale composite repairs on aircraft fuselages and wind turbine blades, earning Best of Innovation honors. Meanwhile, KUKA and Algorized are debuting the Predictive Safety Engine, an edge AI solution that senses humans via wireless signals for safer, high-speed collaboration in shared spaces, as KUKA CEO Christoph Schell highlights.

Market data underscores the momentum: Statista projects the global industrial control and automation market to exceed 200 billion US dollars by 2026, while Deloitte's survey shows 80 percent of manufacturing executives allocating 20 percent or more of budgets to smart manufacturing like automation hardware and agentic AI for autonomous operations. Brightpick predicts Robots-as-a-Service will accelerate among smaller firms, bundling hardware and maintenance into monthly fees to cut risks.

Technically, 48-volt systems are unlocking higher power and safety in robotics, per DigiKey and Allegro solutions, enabling denser joint modules as seen in RealMan Robotics' launches. Humanoids grab headlines but lag in deployments, with pilots focusing on data collection amid emerging safety standards.

For practical takeaways, manufacturers should pilot Robots-as-a-Service for quick validation and explore edge AI for cobot safety to boost throughput. Looking ahead, expect split supply chains between US and China ecosystems, hybrid lights-out warehouses, and physical AI tripling adoption by 2028, per surveys, reshaping labor with AI agents challenging productivity tools.

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