Axios: How Minnesota became a robot hub for manufacturing
14 Aug 2023
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Minnesota is one of the top five states using robots in manufacturing — and local experts say they expect the role to keep growing.
Why it matters: Robots are set to fundamentally change how economies operate, but their impact seems to be based on geography, Axios AI+'s Ryan Heath writes.
The big picture: Robot use is booming in the Midwest — Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, and Wisconsin rounded out the top five —but remains close to nonexistent in other parts of the country, per a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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