A survey between 1000 Russian in April 2025 showed that the majority of the participants did not see the threat to the labor market in robotization. The results of the study were published by the “Digital” company at the Forum of the Mining Industry in Moscow at the Minkworld Russia 2025 International Exhibition in Moscow. Copy is in the hands of the newspaper.
According to the survey, more than 80% of the participants are sure that the labor market is capable of adapting to robotization difficulties. At the same time, almost 70% are waiting for structural changes in which some professions will be replaced with new ones. Only 18.8% of the Russians are afraid of possible mass decreases. The study by the Forum Organization Committee and the “Number” company showed that the society is aware of the dual character of robotization by seeing both risks and new opportunities.
The questionnaire also demonstrated the Russians’ attitude towards other aspects of automation. Most of the participants are positive in unmanned transportation, but 53% expressed their existing fears on safety. Categorically, 9% of the participants are not ready to move to autonomous transportation.
Regarding the automation of daily work tasks, only 9.8% of the participants actively use automatic solutions. However, 74% of them are either called robotic work or the future deals with this opportunity. Approximately 23% believe that their work is not suitable for automation.
Among the main obstacles to the wider application of robotization, participants called high application costs (57.3%), qualified personnel shortage (54.4%) and user insecurity (48.3%). The deficiencies of the regulatory frame and digital infrastructure were also recorded. The main driving forces of robotization development were called progress in the field of artificial intelligence, industry and logistics needs, state incentives and training initiatives.
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Source: Gazeta
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