COVID-19 Crisis will Push Automation in Several Industries

• Published Month : Monday, 25 May 2020 04:00 pm

COVID-19 is pushing a new normal known as automation in real-time. The thought that would create anxiety among people of robots taking away maximum jobs has now been replaced with the need for speeding automation that can get jobs done by avoiding human touch. Hence, several players across industries are upgrading their facilities to sustain in the market.

Almost a year ago, the thought of Robotics and automation replacing humans at several places used to scare people, but now with COVID-19 pandemic creating worldwide shutdown, it would have been better if robots were already there doing human jobs.

It has already been more than 3 months with the economies been shut, which has ultimately resulted in a huge disruption. Also, there are certain jobs or factories that now need to be resumed not only to save the economies but to meet the regular consumer demands. And in such a case preventing labors from contagion become really difficult. Thus with robots may perhaps prove out to be a boon for the continuous production of basic goods while keeping workers safe.

Below are such a few automation trends that were already on the horizon but now expected to happen swiftly:

Logistics and manufacturing: Analysts realized that coronavirus will perhaps lead to an existential shift in a way products being manufactured and shipped across the globe, with the next normal moving closer to home, however that can only be possible with augmented automation followed by robots taking human’s place at several chores.

Delivery: Demand is rising for robots to help deliver everything right from groceries to medicine. For instance, some of the industries are looking forward on how the drone deliveries might help during this crisis, without involving the touch of anyone.

Food Manufacturing: Vital operations that necessitate increased production, particularly amid COVID-19 pandemic, will be benefited from automation updates.

Thus the industry has started evolving to meet rising demand as well as better quality requirements. In forthcoming days facilities equipped with the efficient machinery and capabilities, together with considerate integration of humans and automation, will possibly be the most successful and best fit to weather the rapidly shifting demands of the future.

Healthcare: Robots that are primed for both precision, as well as non-contagiousness, are an ordinary fit for several healthcare roles. For instance, there are now more than 140 hospitals that have started distributing food, medicines with the help of robots. Thus with the heightening COVID-19 crisis there has been a huge surge in demand for automation.

Furthermore, automation for sanitizing medical facilities through technologies like robotic UV-C light disinfectors can also aid maintaining cleanliness while following social distancing norms and keeping distant from COVID-19 wards.