With the lack of labor, US robot orders soared 40% in the first quarter – yqqlm

On May 30, according to foreign media reports, the labor shortage in the United States has intensified, and many companies have begun to turn their attention to automation technology and robots.

According to the Association for Advancing Automation,U.S. robotics orders rose 40% in the first quarter of this year and 21% overall in 2021, pushing the robotics industry to $1.6 billion.

Automation equipment maker Ametek CEO David A. Zapico said, noting that the company has been ramping up production to meet demand.

Affected by the epidemic, high turnover rates and economic turmoil, the U.S. job market is facing its tightest situation since World War II. Earlier data from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that job vacancies in the United States climbed to a record 11.5 million in March, with 5.9 million unemployed, which in turn forced companies to reduce output and exacerbated U.S. inflation.

At present, although automation is not a new concept, it has indeed become a good way to solve this pain point in the recent labor shortage in the US market. And with the advancement of technology, robots can penetrate more and more industrial sectors, the barriers to acquisition are getting lower and lower, and they can perform complex tasks that combine strength and flexibility.