Pittsburgh, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2016 -- Seegrid CEO, Jim Rock, recently authored a feature article in TechCrunch. Rock explained how businesses are impacted by robots. One of the largest obstacles to success facing U.S. businesses today, regardless of size, is controlling labor costs; for many, the cost of labor is second only to the cost of real estate. If a company can maintain consistent labor costs while simultaneously increasing productivity, it will be far more competitive both at home and abroad. Robotic technology makes that possible.

Robots help companies automate the most mundane and repetitive parts of their processes, freeing skilled workers to focus on more business-critical tasks. Indeed, the word "robot" is derived from the Czech term "robota," meaning forced labor. The vast majority of automation technology will not outright replace humans; instead, it will simply make their work more efficient.

As automation technology makes U.S. companies more competitive, jobs that were driven overseas by inexpensive labor will return to the American market. "Reshoring," where U.S. companies pull their resources out of foreign countries and return them to America, will continue to gain traction as robots make our work more efficient.

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Seegrid's vision guided vehicles were recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. To read the entire article, go to: http://on.wsj.com/1XHqbaJ

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