KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — All over the world, robots are being seen more and more out in the workforce.
There are robots that can clean, serve food, greet guests and even help put out fires. RobotLAB held an interactive open house on Wednesday to showcase the work robots can do. Those who work with them said they are not designed to replace people, but to make sure some of the more tedious or harder tasks are easier.
"Join us for an interactive open house showcasing the future of automation!" the company said on its website.
The open house gave those interested the opportunity to meet the team and see robot demonstrations. The doors for the event opened at 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting followed by demonstrations at 11:30 a.m.
"For cleaning, you can fully automate your cleaning and have it run all day," said Josh Ulmer, an implementation specialist. "It can clean any time of the day, so you don't have to have somebody on staff late at night. you can have it done and not have to have a person there."
Ulmer also said that COVID-19 also inspired the use of robots because fewer people were out working and Gen Z is less likely to step into service roles or to fill them in as people retire.