# BONUS: 3 Automation and Workforce Trends Impacting Manufacturers in 2025

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2024-12-31
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/2025

## Summary

Host Chris Luecke outlines three key manufacturing trends for 2025, highlighting Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), humanoid robots, and collaborative robots (cobots) as critical automation tools. He emphasizes workforce strategies, including building local talent ecosystems through community engagement and using cobots to create career pathways, citing D'Angelo Marine Exhaust and Hire Botics. Finally, he discusses AI applications for capturing tribal knowledge and troubleshooting, referencing Rockwell Automation and Agility Robotics to illustrate practical implementations.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=0) Introduction: 2025 Manufacturing Trends Overview
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=42) Automation Trend 1: Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=42) Automation Trend 2: Humanoid Robots and Agility Robotics
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=42) Automation Trend 3: Cobots and D'Angelo Marine Exhaust Case Study
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=42) Workforce Strategy: Building Local Talent Ecosystems
- [0:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=42) AI Application: Capturing Tribal Knowledge and Troubleshooting
- [22:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-12-31-bonus-3-automation-and-workforce-trends-impacting-manufacturers-in-2025#t=1374) Episode Recap and 2025 Show Updates

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Caddy (tool)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- D'Angelo Marine Exhaust (company)
- Hire Botics (company)
- Rockwell Automation (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Amplifiers of the workforce: The future of robots in manufacturing w/ Ryan Lillibridge](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2021-04-06-amplifiers-of-the-workforce-the-future-of-robots-in-manufacturing-w-ryan-lillibr) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Automate 2025 Recap](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-05-17-automate-2025-recap) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [How Matric Group is Reimagining US Manufacturing for Tomorrow's Challenges with Patrick Stimpert](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-05-06-how-matric-group-is-reimagining-us-manufacturing-for-tomorrows-challenges-with-p) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [Smarter Manufacturing in an Evolving Ecosystem w/ Chris Lupfer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-02-04-smarter-manufacturing-in-an-evolving-ecosystem-w-chris-lupfer) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [RoboBusiness 2025 Recap](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-10-21-robobusiness-2025-recap) (The Robot Report Podcast)

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