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Why robots are not the answer to US manufacturing reshoring hopes

Significant time, cost and shortages of skilled staff represent barriers to rapid acceleration in automation

From cars to iPhones to semiconductors, bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US is a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic agenda.

As the country’s factories struggle to find workers, with half a million jobs remaining unfilled in March, the Trump administration and some executives have envisaged robots taking up the slack.

Industry experts, however, are sceptical. Manufacturers are facing an uncertain economic climate, but the significant time, cost and the shortages of technically skilled workers are barriers to a rapid acceleration in automation.

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