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## A3's Global Film Series by BBC StoryWorks: The Age of Automation
A new multi-part series has been released, detailing how automation is transforming human lives, from healthcare to education and workforce development.
### The Impact of Automation on Human Life
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced "The Age of Automation," a series produced in collaboration with BBC StoryWorks. This series reveals how automation technologies are changing industries and improving lives worldwide.
Through films and articles, the series showcases organizations that are solving real-world problems with automation. It focuses on human-centric topics such as expanding access to healthcare, enhancing education, strengthening disaster response, and building more resilient industries.
### Highlights from A3 President Jeff Burnstein
"Automation is often associated with efficiency and productivity, but at its core, it's about people," said A3 President Jeff Burnstein, emphasizing that the series highlights how automation enhances human capabilities. This process includes improving patient care, increasing access to education, strengthening safety, and supporting the next generation of innovators.
### BBC StoryWorks Collaboration and Episodes
Produced by BBC StoryWorks, the commercial content studio of BBC Studios, the series offers a broad perspective spanning multiple continents and sectors. An episode featuring A3 shows how the participation of young people in robotics competitions is shaping the future of technology and the workforce.
The series features leading organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Google, Cisco, Daifuku, Komatsu, Toyota Mobility Foundation, Cimcorp Group, and Avnet.
### Automation Through Human Stories
The series illustrates how automation has evolved beyond being a fundamental industrial tool to become a powerful force shaping modern life. With the world's population growing and needs changing, automation technologies are increasingly used in areas such as healthcare access, educational equity, disaster resilience, mining safety, and supply chain efficiency.
Each short film presents community-centric stories, from AI-powered learning for students with disabilities to autonomous mining trucks and robotic mobility systems that help children take their first steps.
### Automation Shaping the Future
Jeff Burnstein stated, "Technology develops in layers, and automation is one of the most powerful tools enabling human progress." This series, produced in collaboration with BBC StoryWorks, is full of authentic stories demonstrating how automation improves lives in tangible and measurable ways.
### Availability and Access
"The Age of Automation" series is now available on BBC StoryWorks' global digital platforms. Viewers can explore how automation is shaping the future in mobility, medicine, education, resilience, and workforce development through this series.
### About the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
A3 is a leading global association promoting the benefits of automation. Representing over 1,450 manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, academic institutions, research groups, and consulting firms, A3 supports and advances automation worldwide.
