INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS, OFTEN WITH INTEGRATED VISION SYSTEMS, PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR FLEXIBILITY IN MANUFACTURING

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IT'S CODE-NAMED THE "SNAKE"-A ROBOT ARM WITH SO MANY AXES OF MOTION THAT IT CAN BEND OR TWIST AROUND OBJECTS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM TASKS. CRAIG JENNINGS, PRESIDENT AT MOTOMAN INC., A ROBOT VENDOR BASED IN WEST CARROLLTON, OHIO, DECLINES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE "SNAKE" ROBOT THAT HIS COMPANY IS DEVELOPING. "YOU'LL BE SEEING THE SNAKE WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO," HE PROMISES. BUT JENNINGS DOES NOTE THAT ROBOTS FEATURING "A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AXES PER ARM" ARE ONLY ONE OF VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS THE COMPANY HAS IN THE WORKS THAT WILL FURTHER ENHANCE ROBOT FLEXIBILITY.