US Automation Bottleneck: $1B in Engineering Requests, Lack of Talent
AnneliesGamble · x · 2026-08-01
Replying to a tweet about $500M in factory automation projects, a user points out that the real bottleneck in US automation is people. There is a $1B backlog in new requests, but a severe shortage of engineers, integrators, and operators capable of shipping physical robotics and intelligence systems.
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