The Robot and Automation Almanac - 2022: The Futurist Institute
Abigail Ocansey
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Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist InstituteWelcome to the Automation Age.What happens when supply chains break, labor markets tighten, and inflation surges—all at once? You automate.The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2022is your front-row seat to the future of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. In this fifth volume of the acclaimed almanac series, top experts from Microsoft, Honeywell, iTRACE Technologies, MHI, Hyster, The Futurist Institute, and more come together to forecast the trends, technologies, and transformations shaping business, education, and society.🔍 What You'll Discover Inside:Automation's ROI Revolution: Why robots are becoming essential, not optionalThe Great Resignation: How labor shortages are accelerating the automation shiftAI + 5G + IoT: The powerful tech trifecta fueling new innovations3D Printing & Construction: How additive manufacturing is reshaping the built worldSupply Chain Reinvention: Flexibility, resilience, and digital transformationNFTs and Provenance: Securing the circular economy, degrees, and parts with blockchainThe Rise of the Metaverse: Why your next job, school, or store may exist in 3D VRK–12 Education Reinvented: Post-COVID classrooms powered by AI and immersive techSeven Warehouse Tasks Ready for Automation: Practical insights for robotics ROIWhether you're an executive, engineer, educator, investor, or futurist-at-heart, this book arms you with actionable insights and forward-thinking strategies to navigate the dynamic shift from the information age into the automation age.📘Don't get left behind. ReadThe Robot and Automation Almanac – 2022and lead the future.Aside from Jason Schenker, contributors to the 2021 almanac include Michael Walton, Bruce Welty, Shannon McGurk, Djamila Amimer, Jason Gouw, Bruce Bleikamp, Steven LaFevers, Louie Kangeter, Anton Larsson, Thomas Evans, Kaleb Steinhauer, Nawfal Patel, Shane Istre, Robert Handfield, Kevin Paramore, Martin Buehler, Lorenzo Carver, Jim Rice, Daniel Stanton, Patrick Davison, Crystal Parr
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Abigail Ocansey
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PREFACE
THE SCAVENGER HUNT ECONOMY AND THE CASE FOR AUTOMATION (Jason Schenker)
OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITS OF ROBOTS AND AUTOMATION (Bruce Welty)
AUTOMATION ROI IS POISED TO ACCELERATE (Michael Walton)
WANTED: RELIABLE ROBOTS (RIGHT NOW) (Thomas Evans)
WHY ROI IS NOT THE FIRST CONSIDERATION IN AUTOMATION (Patrick Davison and Crystal Parrott)
THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY (Daniel Stanton and Jason Schenker)
THE EMERGENCE OF PROVENANCE FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (Mark Manning)
BUILDING A NEW 3D WORLD (Shane Istre)
THE FUTURE OF 3D-PRINTED CONSTRUCTION (Kaleb Steinhauer)