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Samuel is CEO and co-founder of Robotiq. His mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. He is also the author of Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children.

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Aging Workforce Challenges for Businesses (and Solutions)

The workforce in manufacturing is aging rapidly. Baby Boomers, who make up a significant portion of the industrial labor force, are retiring in droves. More than 25% of the manufacturing workforce in major economies is over 55 years old.

With governments raising retirement ages to align with increasing life expectancy, businesses must adapt workplaces ergonomically to accommodate older workers. Compounding this demographic shift is a tight labor market, where shortages are expected to reach millions globally by 2030.

Manufacturers can no longer rely on abundant labor to sustain growth. The consequences of ignoring these trends are severe—reduced production capacity, a widening knowledge gap as experienced workers retire, and significant health and safety risks for an aging workforce. Solutions must address these challenges while ensuring operational continuity and growth.


Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 29, 2025 in Automation. 5 min read time
Aging Workforce Challenges for Businesses (and Solutions)

The workforce in manufacturing is aging rapidly. Baby Boomers, who make up a significant portion of the industrial labor force,...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 29, 2025
Read more 5 min read time
My 8 Takeaways from Automate 2022

Three years ago, I was given by our friends at A3 a cool looking “Automate - Detroit 2021” t-shirt. Just like the caps they...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 10, 2022
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Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 28, 2020
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You Want to Automate Now—Really?!
      A fews months ago, we pulled the emergency brake on the world economy. After a few weeks of crisis management and making a...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Aug 04, 2020
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Robotiq Gets a Can$31M Energy Boost from Battery Ventures

Maybe it's because I have had a training in physics but to me, money is energy. The more you have, the more you can make...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 11, 2018
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10,000 Hands Freed

Last week, on July 1, Robotiq turned 10. My cofounders, JP and Vince, and I started Robotiq to free human hands from tedious...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 10, 2018
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Aligning Forces in Canadian Robotics

Today, I have the honor to open the Stakeholder meeting and workshop of the Canadian Robotics Strategy event in Vancouver BC....

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 29, 2017
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RoboBusiness 2016: Our Takeaways

We’re back from our yearly sync with the robotics industry happening at RoboBusiness. As usual, there were great talks and...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Oct 17, 2016
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New Collaborative Robots at iRex 2015

We visited iREX 2015 this week at the Tokyo, Big Sight. It was great to be in robotland and to be immersed in Japan's point of...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 04, 2015
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