1. Communicate your automation plans in good time
It is very important that you communicate what is going to happen to your employees. If you do not explain the process, this can create feelings of uncertainty amongst staff members. If you describe the process and leave room for questions, employees are less likely to feel threatened or fearful about the change but instead engaged and interested.
2. Involve your employees in the process
Making your employees part of the process is the best way to smoothening your upcoming path to automation. It is important that you listen to the workforce’s concerns and reluctance, so you can explain and correct misguided information. It is also crucial that you give them space to give ideas and make proposals. They are the people working daily with both current and future systems at the facility and therefore, they are the ones who can best identify points of interest within the space which could benefit from additional help and relief through automation. Information gathered from employees is an excellent resource for deploying the robots most effectively.
3. Make the process enjoyable for your employees
MiR AMRs take the most repetitive and heavy tasks, allowing your employees to focus on high-value activities. Help them to see that the robots are a tool for them to perform even better in their jobs. Rather than thinking that robots are being installed to take over their jobs, employees can see automation processes as something to work alongside. Let your employees know that the future of work is not robots that are here to replace them, but rather that they will help and work alongside people, increasing efficiency but also safety. E.g. MiR AMRs take over manual tasks that are usually met with high absences due to work injuries. Show your employees that the robots will help them have better health and better job results.
