Robots will be taking our jobs at an even faster rate after COVID-19. This has implications in particular for essential industries, including large parts of the manufacturing supply chain, and industries with direct customer contact, also called high-touch industries.
Robots Help Immunise The Economy Against Future Pandemics
Even more automation with ever-more-powerful robots and computers can help protect the economy against the impact of future pandemics.
Jobs At Risk from Robots
In the USA, over 50% of jobs are classed as essential. Over two-thirds of these jobs are at risk from automation. Well at least some of us will still have jobs as one-third of essential jobs cannot be automated.
Robot Bar Tenders and Waiters
Social distancing could be around for sometime. Precautions will continue as lockdown is relaxed. So could we now see a level of automation in bars, restaurants, retail and recreation? We will soon have the technology to automate over two-thirds of jobs in these sectors.
Working From Home is the New Normal
Many bosses are allowing employees to work from home permanently. Online platforms like GoToWebinar and Zoom have seen tremendous increases in usage. Working from home used to be considered suspicious – now its simply essential.
How many businesses will be thinking they no longer need premises, or they don’t actually need as many staff? When they consider rehiring, will they think twice? Could a particular job can be done by a machine, cheaper, and at lower risk to health?
The Future?
- Autonomous vehicle deliveries
- Robotic home deliveries
- Shops with no checkouts
- Robot coffee Baristas
- Self service bars and kiosks
- Robot bartenders and waiters (like to see them deliver two soups, or do the Perfect Serve)