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The 2010s are going to mark the commencement of the AGE OF ROBOTICS, just as the 1990s marked the birth of the internet.
By the 2020s robotics would have matured and replaced MILLIONS of semi-skilled workers across the world, particularly from the developing world. Industry would have moved back to the developed world. This competitive advantage in robotics will also see the baton of world economic leadership pass on to Japan and S.E. Asia, which are currently leaders in robotics.
I don't know whether India is even aware of what is going on!
E-yantra, a group of students at IIT Bombay (Mumbai), tweeted in response to my previous article, and agreed with my diagnosis that Indians can expect to be replaced by robots if they don't rush in to upskill. RIGHT NOW.
To investigate how advanced robotics has become, I checked out a few videos. Here is a sampling:
The world's fastest robot (in today's Australian)
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@eyantra_iitb Thanks. The challenge for India is huge. http://t.co/leRMyR2e
Robots are taking over manufacturing across the world http://t.co/Jx3jIfEI
What sort of upskilling are you suggesting?
Matt
I’m referring primarily to intermediate manufacturing skills like lathe work, welding, assembly, etc. I understand, though, that the game might already be over for India, with China having beaten India thoroughly on this front.
Indian manufacturing is under great pressure from labour laws and other infrastructure constraints that don’t apply to China.
By the time India liberalises its manufacturing sector, robots would have come in, making it completely unviable for India to be a big player in manufacturing (except for high end assembly).
The other sector where skills gaps are huge and self-evident include service industry requirements. Middle class Indians will soon start demanding higher quality hair dressers, better plumbers, electricians, sewage technicians, etc. There is no training industry to supply these needs. Either there are high end institutes for hotel management/call centres/fitness centres, or low end ITIs.
So both for manufacturing (increasingly challenging) and the service industry, India needs to upskill. This is not about engineering degrees but vocational education.
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