The ability to spot, mobilizeand deploy older workers is the next biggest source of competitiveadvantage in the U.S. By 2020, over one-quarter of the workforcewill be over 55 years of age.(Photo: Getty)

(Bloomberg Opinion) –Bloomberg asked readers a year ago: “Areyou about to be replaced by a robot?” Next the question became astatement: “Robots Are Coming for Jobs of as Many as 800 MillionWorldwide.”

Does the real-world experience so far back up the fears? Japanand the U.S. are two of the countries most advanced in robotdeployment, and yet both are very close to full employment.

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