A singing robot factory can't find enough human workers

"Digital skills, IT skills, all the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) skills are really very important for…the workers of the future," said Stefano Scabbio, president of Northern Europe, Mediterranean, and Eastern Europe at ManpowerGroup, a global staffing firm. In a January survey of 20,000 employers from 42 countries, ManpowerGroup found 86 percent of companies plan to increase or maintain headcount in the next two years due to automation, with the biggest job gains in the IT, customer service and advanced manufacturing sectors. But employers said they struggle to find talent with the right mix of skills, like problem solving, communication, organization and collaboration. "It's important that we educate companies of every size to really understand the importance of re-skilling and skilling people," Scabbio said. There's plenty of debate over just how many jobs will be lost to robots.