This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey on the timing of automation taking over all jobs in the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK). Of respondents, 40 percent reported they believed machines would take over from people in the manufacturing industry within their lifetime. By comparison, 23 percent of respondent thought manufacturing automation to be completed in the near future.
When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry?
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Kantar. (April 19, 2018). When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/
Kantar. "When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry?." Chart. April 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/
Kantar. (2018). When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/
Kantar. "When, If Ever, Do You Think Machines Will Take over from People in Manufacturing and Industry?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/
Kantar, When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
When, if ever, do you think machines will take over from people in manufacturing and industry? [Graph], Kantar, April 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829649/manufacturing-industry-timing-of-total-automation-uk-survey/
