The Adoption of Robotics by Government Agencies: Evidence from Crime Labs

TL;DR

This paper investigates how American crime laboratories, as government agencies, adopt robotics technology, highlighting the slower adoption rate compared to private sector firms.

Contribution

It provides empirical evidence on robotics adoption in government agencies, specifically focusing on crime labs, an area less studied in technology diffusion research.

Findings

Crime labs show slower robotics adoption than private firms

Empirical data on government technology adoption patterns

Insights into barriers faced by government agencies

Abstract

While firms and factories often adopt technologies like robotics and advanced manufacturing techniques at a fast rate, government agencies are often seen as lagging in their adoption of such tools. We offer evidence about the adoption of robotics from the case of American crime laboratories.