TECH & AI
“ These are across all industries , geographies and company sizes ,” he said . “ When we asked them what their primary motivation was for looking at robotics , 59 % said labour availability ; they just can ’ t not get enough people . But this doesn ’ t mean they ’ re looking at robotics to replace people .”
Klappich added : “ In terms of heightened investment in this type of technology , we expect exponential growth over the next year . When we asked people what their expansion plans for robotics are , over 90 % of customers say they plan to increase the size of their fleet .”
He says that customers are looking for different areas in which to deploy robots .
“ You can pick up a robot for a thousand dollars a month , which means companies of any size can have them ”
DWIGHT KLAPPICH RESEARCH VP & FELLOW , LOGISTICS AND
CUSTOMER FULFILMENT GARTNER
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