Will robots take over the workplace of the future?

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum in Davos, warns of a revolution from above.

Millions of people would be turned into losers, who would no longer be needed in the future.

It should be noted here that digitization and networking through the Internet of things not only in industry, but also in all other professional areas.

Saving lives 4.0?

As early as the 1980s, the term "traffic telematics" was used in the field of transport to describe a Digitization from various areas, such as the LogisticsThe project was carried out in the areas of traffic planning, road conditions, road works management, park-and-ride systems, and many more, in order to counteract the collapse of traffic in intelligent traffic management systems.

This challenge for the future at that time did not prevent jobs, but on the contrary created new jobs.

A completely new service industry has emerged with the production of traffic systems. Today's toll systems are also based on this development.

In addition, fog warning systems, which are linked to traffic computers, have prevented large-scale mass accidents, thereby saving lives.

Another approach of Digitization has become commonplace in the healthcare field for many years.

Health care networks, telematics platforms, and digital patient records are opening up new and faster information on disease patterns, new techniques, and treatment options for health insurers and the health care system as well as for those affected.

This can also result in enormous cost savings in the long term. This benefits the national economy as well as the individual.

Now in the future Robot and artificial intelligence will steer and implement the business of the future.

Do we then still need the specialist and retail trade?

Will we only make decisions rationally and no longer emotionally?

One of the largest Internet providers has decided that in the future, in addition to the Internet store, sales stores will also be built.

So after all, the personal touch, the touching of products, the smelling of food. These things will give us Robot cannot decrease.

However, there will be a hybrid form of new Business Models have to give. The market needs to know very quickly which products and items are immediately available from me, what features they bring and, above all, what they cost.

This transparency, combined with personalized advice, will be the future for us and keep us at the forefront of the global economy.

As a basis for this knowledge advantage, we will rely on the Quality and must place the greatest emphasis on the product manufacturing process.

As Customer you want to know: Where does the product come from, how is it produced and which standards and norms does it comply with?

In my next column, I will specifically address this point "PLM 4.0" as the basis for Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.

Conclusion

Through digitization and networking, as well as through the Internet of things new hybrid business forms with new processes are emerging.

New markets with new challenges and tasks will emerge. These processes will be controlled by people - but supported by robots.

But these also have to be developed, designed, produced and, above all, sold - by people.