Covid-19 to transform consumer demand in the long term, Dubai Future Foundation study says – The National

Covid-19 to transform consumer demand in the long term, Dubai Future Foundation study says – The National

Covid-19 to transform consumer demand in the long term, Dubai Future Foundation study says. The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to transform consumer demand in the long term, with a greater emphasis on automation, according to a new study by the Dubai Future Foundation and Dubai Future Councils.. The Internet of Things (IoT) will be central to the automation of consumer demand so that, for example, your refrigerator will place an order when groceries are running low, or expected to run low, the new study titled Life After Covid-19, found.. The study expects that the next phase of automation in demand "may well come through technologies that link the digital and physical worlds", such as 3D printing, unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR), exoskeletons and companion robots.. UGVs or UAVs could then pick up the products and drop them at the customer's doorstep.. The key driver of automating consumer demand in future will be using these technologies to free up people to do more.. "What is special about such technologies is that they enhance and sustain human agency," the study said.. "For example, if more consumers today could fly their own