Robotizing, Unified Control and Clouds Ahead for Robots

摘要

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS AND GROWTH SEEM MADE FOR EACH OTHER. But the growth will be narrowly focused, predicts Erik Nieves. "Robotizing" what's already automated is one way, says the technology director for supplier Motoman Robotics (www.motoman.com), Waukegan, Ill. a division of Yaskawa America Inc. While that provides flexibility, "effectively, you're just making an improvement, though probably not in reliability. You're leveraging the flexibility that robotics affords," he observes. Whatever changes, though, robotizing of already automated functions "is not going to be the 'sea change' in our industry."