when we think of the word robots our
mind usually conjures up the image of
something from science fiction or a
Hollywood blockbuster movie but the
truth is most robots in the real world
don't look like this and they're usually
designed to carry out very specific
tasks robots have been used for quite
some time in factories and manufacturing
plants but they've recently become more
popular in other fields with things like
automated food prep cow milking machines
and self-driving cars whether we like it
or not this automation will only
continue to grow and it's going to
inevitably change a number of different
industries as this happens you may find
yourself fearful of losing your job to a
machine and that's completely normal if
we look back through history there have
been other eras of technological
advancement that scared a lot of people
like the Industrial Revolution or the
rise of the computer and while these and
other events radically changed the job
market we always found a way to adapt to
them until the next technology came
along and then we did it all over again
this cycle has repeated itself
throughout history the difference now is
that the changes are coming faster than
ever so whether or not you feel the rise
of the robots is a good thing or a bad
thing we'll all need to find a way to
adapt as we've done countless times in
the past it's absolutely something we
can do and even though technology can be
confusing it can also be a useful tool
the internet gives us access to nearly
unlimited resources that we can use as
we strive to adapt one strategy might be
to try and fully understand why these
changes are happening a lot of new job
opportunities are going to be created
and while they may not be quite the same
as your current job knowing more about
them it could help you land on your feet
these changes won't be easy but if you
prepare yourself and approach things
from a more informed perspective the
journey might be a bit smoother
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