Robots & Jobs: The A3 Message. Jeff Burnstein A3 President

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1 Robots & Jobs: The A3 Message Jeff Burnstein A3 President

2 The A3 Message 1. The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation. 2. Technology advances have always changed the nature of jobs. 3. If we focus on our fears, we will miss the opportunities. 4. The skills gap is real & requires our attention.

3 First Point The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation.

4 Robots Impact on Human Jobs Robots in the Workforce? Each 1 Costs 6 Jobs, a New Study Says Robots Seem to Be Improving Productivity, Not Costing Jobs Evidence That Robots Are Winning the Race for American Jobs Why Robots Will Be The Biggest Job Creators In World History How To Survive the Robot- Fueled Jobs Apocalypse No, Robots Aren t Killing the American Dream Now We've Got To Worry About The Foreign Robots Taking Jobs From Good American Robots Picking on Robots Won t Deal with Job Destruction

5 More Robots, More Jobs 25,000 20,000 Industrial Robot Shipments vs. Unemployment Level in the U.S Recession Great Recession 15,000 10,000 5,000 Industrial Robot Shipments (USA) Unemployment (USA, Thousands, End of Period)

6 More Robots, More Jobs In the United States New Robot Shipments Manufacturing Jobs Unemployment Rate + 136, ,000 Declined 5.1% Source: US Bureau of Labor statistics and RIA data

7 Productivity Is Key to Economic Growth Automation 1. Improves productivity & competitiveness 2. Generates profits that bring in additional investment & jobs 3. Supports entire supply chains & communities

8 Example: Amazon More than 100,000 robots deployed worldwide (45,000 in U.S.) Added 80,000 new warehouse employees in U.S. since acquiring Kiva ( 12) Plans to hire 100,000 more employees in next 18 months Robots have helped them be more profitable and employ more people Sources: NYT As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles ; Photos by Bryan Anselm for NYT

9 Second Point Technology advances have always changed the nature of jobs.

10 We ve Seen Premature Predictions Before "We are being afflicted with a new disease of which some readers may not have heard the name, but of which they will hear a great deal in the years to come namely, technological unemployment - Keynes, 1930 Labor will become less and less important... More and more workers will be replaced by machines. I do not see that new industries can employ everybody who wants a job - Leontief, 1952

11 Common Sense Proves Naysayers Wrong Innovation has always led to new and better jobs We can t even imagine the new products, industries, or jobs that automation will help create Example: 20 years ago, were there jobs called Search Engine Optimization Specialist or App Developer for iphone?

12 Changing Job Titles Reflect Changing Tasks Occupations with 10% more new job titles grow 5% faster A3 members have a long list of new job titles they need to fill Mobility Technicians Machine Algorithm Designers Robotic Application Developers Mechatronics Technicians Computer Vision Designers Predictive Equipment Analytics Specialists Robot Designers Industrial Network Integration Engineers Cyber Security Experts Vision Systems Engineers Robotics Engineers Material Movement Controls Engineers IIoT & Data Analysts Source: The Race Between Machine and Man, MIT

13 Third Point If we focus on our fears, we will miss the opportunities.

14 A.I. & Machine Learning IBM Watson, the first open cognitive computing technology platform, will be used in robots of the future Watson can tap into data and knowledge that can help diagnose diseases and more quickly identify cures This will lead to longer and healthier lives!

15 Autonomous Vehicles

16 Fourth Point The skills gap is real & requires our attention.

17 The Skills Gap & Its Impact By million manufacturing jobs will be needed 1.4 million are expected to be filled 2.0 million jobs will be left unfilled due to the skills gap Source: Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute

18 Bridging the Skills Gap with Innovative Training Apprenticeship programs declined 40% in the U.S. from STEM jobs outnumbered the unemployed 2:1 from STEM employment will grow 17% through Traditional and expensive collegiate career route is giving way to parallel work study tracks Employers now offering on the job skills training to bridge the gap themselves and incentivize high demand occupations 1 The Manufacturing Institute

19 The A3 Message 1. The inability to compete is the biggest threat to jobs, not automation. 2. Technology advances have always changed the nature of jobs. 3. If we focus on our fears, we will miss the opportunities. 4. The skills gap is real & requires our attention.

20 A3 Resources Learn more & follow developments online at:

21 Engineering Our Future Jay Flores, Rockwell Automation