Machinery Workforce “I
f every tool when ordered, or even of its own accord, could do the work that befits it, then there would be no need either of apprentices for the master workers or of slaves for the lords.” The opening quote can be attributed to Aristotle. Yet the school of thought that this quote refers to was not one that materialised until well over two millennia later. It is, in fact, the earliest known recorded reference to AI. Fast forward to the modern day, and it would be hard to argue that even a visionary such as Aristotle wouldn’t be astounded at the extent to which non- human intelligence, automation and robotics have been embedded into our everyday lives.
of the future
If deployed in the right way, automation is capable of addressing key societal, economic and sustainability issues. William Goodwin analyses the potential impact of robotics on the packaging sector, and advocates its accelerated global adoption.
Indeed, the word association game will continue to conjure up images of typical pop culture characters such as R2-D2, C3PO or WALL-E when ‘robot’ is mentioned. In reality, however, robotics has already been realised in more practical and nuanced ways. According to IMARC Group, there were 12 million robotic units worldwide in 2019, spanning everything from self-driving cars to automated domestic hoovers and surveillance solutions. So, how have robots – which we still consider to be so novel – become so widespread so quickly?
It is important to note that robots aren’t being invented for the sake of it. As mentioned, the vast majority do not appear as they are depicted in sci-fi
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