Just in time? US manufacturers turn to robots to counter labour shortages

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-13 11:47:22 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-14 01:57:20

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| As the United States continues to grapple with rising tariffs on a range of imported goods, industries from agriculture to manufacturing are feeling the crunch. | But for some manufacturers, the current climate could be providing a unique catalyst for embracing automation in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. |

| "When you look at the trajectory of where we are going, we know that there is a significant gap today and that gap is growing wider""" |

| Employing robots can help to reduce the impact of labour shortages and also helps to keep costs down per manufacturing unit, whilst also providing a solution to the ongoing labour shortages,Matthew Tremblay, president of the robotic solutions provider IAM Robotics, told CNBC.|

| "In the next five, 10, 15 years, that gap is going to be even more dramatic, and the only way that you can address that is through automation""" |

| Many companies are now actively pursuing automation as a solution to the labor shortage, hoping to reap the rewards of efficient production and increased productivity. |

| "The manufacturing industry is waking up to the fact that automation is not just a cool thing to do, but it is a necessity""" |

Will robots save the day for US manufacturers? Only time will tell, but with the ever-increasing push to automate and revolutionized the industry, it seems that the future of manufacturing looks automated.

The current climate could be providing the push the industry needs to make a dramatic shift towards automation, reducing the impact of labor shortages, and increasing efficiency all at once.

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