As the world struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic, robots are becoming accepted more readily in the workplace, especially for activities that normally require human contact. Robots continue to promise significantly improved productivity and performance for many tasks, and they have a role in assisting less-experienced labor. Formerly the domain of low-mix, high-volume applications, robots these days also are useful for high-mix, low-volume applications. Their flexibility has grown exponentially, and prices have fallen dramatically over the decades, putting them within financial reach of small fabrication shops.
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