Cobots expand potential labour pool to help fill worker shortage

Posted on 13 Jul 2021 by The Manufacturer

Collaborative robots could help tackle a looming labour shortage in UK warehouses by addressing the barriers deterring people from working in the sector.

This is according to a new survey by fulfilment solutions provider 6 River Systems. They say that the labour shortage is already impacting the hospitality and logistics sectors due to EU nationals returning to their home countries as a result of a combination of Brexit and Covid-19 and an ageing national population means there are fewer…

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