Robots create jobs in Electronics Industry

New data dispel the myth that automation negatively impacts jobs. Robots are credited for sustaining job growth in the flourishing electronics industry despite the Great Recession. According to a report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), from 2008 to 2011 robotics created up to 80,000 jobs in the electronics sector. Read more on IFR’s key findings in automation.com:

http://www.automation.com/portals/factory-discrete-automation/automatic-identification-rfid-bar-code/robots-create-jobs-in-electronics-industry

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