If We Build It, They Will Come

When Universal Robots isn't busy giving people more meaningful work with their variety of multi-use cobots, they are on a mission to provide education and training to the next generation of Workforce 4.0. In this week's episode, Ann sits down with Corey Adams to discuss how UR not only believes in providing solutions to empower the manufacturing workforce, but also how they are heading up the charge in partnering with educational providers to strengthen local communities. In this episode:Corey shares his personal perspective on how co-bots are being utilized by manufacturing companies to drive workforce engagement between people and automation (~time stamp 6:43)We learn more about the educational resources that Universal Robots is delivering through partnering with community technical partners and what role their involvement is playing in developing soft skills such as critical thinking for our future workforce generations (~time stamp 11:03)Corey gives us a practical road map for other automation and manufacturing companies interested in expediting their own workforce initiatives through joining forces with their own local nonprofits and technical education systems (~time stamp 24:39)More about Universal Robots: Universal Robots is an innovative robotics company of over 1,000 employees united behind a common vision – to create a world where people work with robots, not like robots. Since the sale of their first collaborative robot in 2008 their technology, along with that of their partners, has been changing the way work is done across the world. To learn more, connect with Corey Adams on LinkedIn. More about Workforce 4.0: Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Video Recordings can be found on YouTube. | Your Host, Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on Apple Podcasts