News Analysis Despite a decades-long drumbeat among some fields of thought that robotics will steal jobs from workers, a 2021 study from Management Science points to the opposite—to a certain extent. Investments in robotics predicts improved performance at companies, according to the researchers. This can lead to an increase in demand for the firm’s products and services, which results in the company needing more workers to meet higher levels of production. The study found that the implementation of automation led to an increase in employment for low-skilled and high-skilled workers, along with a decrease in employment for middle-skilled workers. The reduction in demand for mid-level positions could be related to a shift away from managerial needs. While managers may still be required in a company that implements automated tasks, these individuals often can supervise more lower positions, especially if some or most of these lower positions are now filled with …