
Robotics Australia Group and HowToRobot are offering AI to help businesses get automation. Source: HowToRobot Australia lags behind most other industrialized countries in terms of robot adoption, with a robot density of 134 robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. The world average is 162. HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group today said they are collaborating to accelerate the adoption of automation across Australian industry. “
Two organizations have partnered to launch a localized platform designed to help Australian manufacturers adopt automation technology. The platform uses AI to help businesses describe their automation projects and connect with vetted suppliers, addressing Australia's relatively low robot adoption rate compared to other industrialized countries. Australia faces skilled workforce shortages and slow productivity growth, and government estimates suggest increased automation could add significant value to the economy by 2030. The platform is the first country-wide licensed deployment of its kind, though the partners indicate similar versions may be launched in other countries.

While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong with the food.
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