3.6 million logistics jobs will be re-defined by the presence of the robot

Large-scale robot will replac human work seems to have become a consensus. Compared to industry mental, physical impact from the robot industry is facing greater, such as logistics. Rising labor costs decline and the cost of the robot will promote the popularity of robot logistics, and logistics, commercial enterprises have the layout of the field of unmanned aerial vehicles or reshape the logistics industry pattern.

Large-scale robot will replac human work seems to have become a consensus. Citibank and Martin College, Oxford in the UK in January 2016 release of "work 2.0 era technology (Technology At Work V2.0)" research report shows that as artificial intelligence, robotics and other automation technology, developed countries employment and non-developed countries will produce different effects. Market research firm Forrester in a report released in July predicted that by 2025 there will be 12 million US jobs be replaced by robots. Coincidentally, McKinsey said in a report released in July, said the robot will cause 60% of the incoming era industry by twists and turns.

3.6 million logistics jobs will be re-defined by the presence of the robot

Compared to the mental profession, face greater physical impact from the robot industry, especially those containing a large number of mechanical resistance, high repetition of the work of physical sectors, such as the typical logistics industry. In fact, the logistics industry is also relatively fast in recent years automation to accelerate the process of an industry. From the survey data Roland Berger, the French have at least 500,000 unskilled jobs are directly related to logistics (handling truck drivers, packers, other warehouse workers) in the euro area 15 leading countries , a figure close to 3.6 million, and that 3.6 million jobs will exist due to the logistics of the robot is redefined in 15 years.

Difficult to determine, whether it is the way all kinds of warehousing and distribution robots or drones, robots (including UAVs) increasingly become an important part of modern logistics, the extent of the application will determine the core competencies related to the company's future development.

Rising labor costs will decrease the cost of the robot to promote the popularity of the logistics robot

The logistics industry, robots advantage in improving efficiency and reducing costs significantly, to palletizing (the sealer packaged finished in a certain order, specifications collated code on the tray), for example, in Europe, the United States and Japan palletizing robot palletizing market share exceeds 90%, the vast majority of packaging palletizing done by robots. Palletizing robot in China's logistics industry has also been widely used, more typical cases are Mengniu Dairy, Coca-Cola, the Pearl River beer. They use robotics to automate palletizing operations, cost savings, improve the efficiency of logistics and corporate profits.

In recent years, pioneering the field of robotics has maintained considerable heat, even in the global venture capital market tightening situation, the robot can get a good start-up financing, indicating that investors are generally optimistic about the prospects of the robot. Since 2010, the robotics industry (including UAVs) investment grew more than four times in 2014 to almost $ 570 million. Among them, it is worth mentioning that Google in 2012--8 2014 acquisitions carried out continuously. Many start-ups (such as Rethink, Fetch, etc.) has developed a low-cost robot logistics solutions, is expected to in 2020, a large number of robots logistics solutions cost will fall to € 100,000 or less. According to Roland Berger's research data shows 1990-2005, prices of industrial robots fell by half; 2010 - 2015 binary price again. By 2015, the most expensive robot logistics solutions (Unbounded Robotics UBR-1) of about 20,000 euros. On the other hand, labor costs worldwide gradual upward trend, the original manufacturers in China is to lower labor costs in Southeast Asia and other places to relocate. In the highest labor costs in Europe, the popularity of robots in the logistics industry has become a more significant trend. In the long run, as the technology matures robot, robot production efficiency, longevity, decrease costs and improve the robot labor costs will jointly promote the popularity of the robot in the logistics industry.



Logistics, commercial enterprises have the layout of the field of unmanned aerial vehicles or reshape the logistics industry structure

Enterprises are sensitive sense of smell. Many logistics companies and commercial enterprises had insight into this trend, have made power distribution UAV field. Currently low-altitude areas in many countries is still in the idle state, it can be turned into a new UAV delivery channel, a UAV delivery revolution is quietly rising.

As early as 2012, Amazon acquired a company specializing in the production warehouse UAV Kiva, 2013 formally enter the field of delivery drones, and last month announced the start of the outside world to enable drone delivery service from next year. This logistics UAV GPS navigation, as long as the package weight within 2.3Kg (this weight Amazon covers 86% of orders), and the destination from the Amazon logistics center not more than 10 km, the item will be half after placing an order within hours of the UAV to the hands of users. "New York Times" published an article that drones delivery terms for the Amazon has a pivotal position, it can significantly reduce logistics costs. Financial research firm ARK Invest worked in one study said that Amazon drone delivery courier costs per piece can be reduced to only about $ 1. Germany DHL is between January and March test its UAV deliver projects were successfully delivered more than 130 parcels, DHL Express has launched the third generation of UAVs. In early 2016, Google applied for a patent on the UAV send express parcels, and strive to achieve practical application in 2017.

Although still in its infancy UAV delivery, restricted technologies and policies of both parties, but history suggests that the market may often lead innovation policy step, typical examples of the past two years about the network car market. In the future, as the technology to mature, but also will further highlight the advantages of UAVs, such as the process of sinking in the channel, especially deep into the rural market, the cost of the courier would remain high, can significantly reduce UAV business logistics costs. Therefore, there is reason to believe that sooner or later will be popular UAV delivery under the relevant policies of encouragement and recognition, and the first to use unmanned aerial vehicles to the field of logistics enterprises are expected to enjoy the drone brought the first wave of dividends. Meanwhile, UAVs can be achieved expedited delivery services and courier services in remote areas of the city logistics, if the market once opened, will further open up the market segments of the logistics industry, or even create a new industry pattern.