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Sykes survey: 73% of Americans interested in working with automation What’s in store for 2020 Other Voices: The new Space Race in warehouses and distribution centers The Definitive Guide to Warehouse Automation CEMA: October booked orders up 17.2% compared to October 2018 More Automation News Maximizing Warehouse Space Utilization with Vertical Storage Before you tear down walls to expand or sign a lease for an additional facility, be sure you’re maximizing the space you currently have. All Resources Sykes recently surveyed working Americans to uncover what they really think about working with robots and how they’re preparing for automation at work. In early October 2019, Sykes, a leading provider of multichannel demand generation and customer engagement services for Global 2000 companies, surveyed 1,500 employed American adults across the U.S. The company sought to understand how workers are thinking and feeling about the impact of automation at work, their attitudes about working with these new technologies, and how their employers are helping prepare them for the future of work. The report is based on the survey’s list of 17 questions — ranging from what American workers are doing to stay current in workplace technologies, how their employers are preparing them for the future of work, if their employers are having any open conversations about the impact of automation technologies where they work, and more. Here’s a quick glimpse at some of the findings: ● 72.53% of US workers say the idea of humans and automation technologies working together interests them. ● 63.27% say they think they could be better at their jobs if they could automate certain tasks. ● Of those who report working in manufacturing or warehousing jobs (165 people), only 6.67% (11 people) report job loss due to automation, just slightly higher than the total respondent answer, 4.93%. […]