It's not alarmist that machines replace people
In Chinese grammar, the word "robot" is a partial positive structure, in which "machine" is the modifier of "human", and "human" is the main component of the word. It can be seen that robots have the attribute of "human". Indeed, robots are becoming more and more human. They are not only taking over our physical labor, but also taking over our mental labor more and more. The advanced manufacturing industry armed with intelligent technology and automation technology has become the most distinctive feature of this era.
According to statistics, at present, more than 35% of manufacturers in the United States are collecting and using the data generated by smart sensors in order to speed up the manufacturing and operation process; While 40% of manufacturers have embedded intelligent sensors in their products to enable users to collect the data generated by the sensors; Another 60% of manufacturers began to widely use robot processing equipment in a number of processes, including assembly and material processing. For many enterprises, it is only a matter of time before they can realize full automation and intelligent production in the future.
Processing is carried out by robots; Design and programming, with big data as a reference; Even management can rely on intelligent technology to a large extent. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer jobs left for human workers. In the roar of machinery and equipment, in the precise operation of robots again and again, and in the rapid calculation of big data, human workers will face increasingly serious unemployment risks.
How can education and training institutions keep up with the trend of the times
Under such an era background, what kind of talents does the manufacturing industry need? What adjustments should educational institutions make for this?
You know, no matter when, no matter how developed science and technology, how cool AI is, machines will never really and completely replace the role of people. Machines can only replace those non creative parts of human work, such as mechanical processing operations, the design method of rearrangement and combination of old elements, and so on. Compared with machines, people's greatest advantage is creativity, which is the quality that talents in the new era must have. The higher the manufacturing industry depends on machines, the stronger the demand for innovative talents. For example, robots can perform 3D printing processing, but robots will never invent 3D printing technology. Then the future "4D printing" and "5D printing" still need people with creative thinking to explore and discover.
As schools and vocational education institutions, it is urgent to set up new disciplines to support the reform of manufacturing industry and the training of innovative talents. Its importance has already far exceeded the training of skilled workers. The reform of education should start with the training program and present some of the most cutting-edge technologies in front of the training objects. Take general electric company of the United States as an example. Through the garage program, it organized manufacturer conferences around the world and carried out special innovative technology training in 3D printing, robotics and other fields. The advanced planning and research agency of the U.S. Department of defense has also joined the innovation revolution driven by manufacturers and participated by the public, providing strong support for training.