As both an IT and a business teacher, I found the development of robotics very interesting. For the IT teacher, this is an encouragement for students who are interested in programming as it enables them to see that IT has a very important role to play in manufacturing. Equally, for business students, they can see how robots can increase both productivity and profitability for business enterprises. These changes have meant that employment requirements in many areas have changed – greater skills are needed for those who wish to work in the programming of robots.