Peggy explores the growing professional service robotics market and what its rapid growth could mean for the future of work. With global sales of professional service robots increasing, Peggy looks beyond the numbers to examine where demand is coming from, how businesses are using robots to solve real operational challenges, and what emerging technologies like humanoid robots could mean for the next phase of automation.
She also encourages listeners to:
· Focus on specific business problems that robots can solve, giving examples.
· Evaluate humanoid robots based on their practical applications, commercial readiness, safety, reliability, and cost.
· Recognize how automation will change job responsibilities and create new demands.
· Start with a clearly defined business need, test whether a robot can address it reliably, and measure its ROI before making an investment.
· Look beyond the technology itself to understand how businesses can put robots to work effectively.
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From The Peggy Smedley Show, host Peggy Smedley shares five bold predictions for 2027 that go beyond the next gadget — focusing on how AI, data, and human judgment will reshape the way businesses operate and make decisions.
The 5 Predictions:
Digital Twins Become Decision-Making Tools — Moving beyond 3D visualization to predictive, data-driven decision engines powered by agentic AI.
AI Scales in Manufacturing — The gap widens between companies experimenting with AI and those scaling it into core operations.
Construction Treats Historical Data as an Asset — Project history becomes searchable, learnable, and invaluable for the next generation workforce.
AI Governance, Security & Accountability Can't Wait — Who owns an AI decision? The answer will define responsible adoption in 2027.
Wisdom & Judgment Become the Ultimate Advantage — When answers are easy to generate, knowing which answer matters most becomes the real skill.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & The Big Question
4:15 Prediction 1: Digital Twins as Decision-Making Tools
8:15 Prediction 2: Scaling AI in Manufacturing
8:29 Prediction 3: Construction & Historical Data
12:03 Prediction 4: AI Governance & Accountability
16:03 Prediction 5: Wisdom & Human Judgment
19:46 All Five Predictions Are Interrelated
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