New Robots – Busting Out of Factories

For more than 40 years, when some­one thought of a robot, they either thought of some­thing on a sci­ence fic­tion movie, or they thought of the robot arms that have been work­ing in fac­to­ries. These indus­tri­al robots have spent decades weld­ing, han­dling mate­r­i­al and remov­ing mate­r­i­al, but now new robots are com­ing onto the scene. While new robot­ic sys­tems do derive their tech­nol­o­gy from those fac­to­ry cousins, they are not being made for fac­to­ry settings.

One of the biggest trends for new robots are ser­vice robots. These robots are being pro­grammed to per­form jobs in the ser­vice indus­try. Think about it – the kiosk at the movies, the self-check­out at the gro­cery store, etc. – these are some of the ways robot­ic sys­tems are enter­ing the ser­vice indus­try. How­ev­er, new robots are even more involved. These new robot­ic sys­tems are work­ing as bar­tenders, fry cooks, and even wait­ress­es in some areas. This means that cus­tomer ser­vice will be more accu­rate than ever, which helps com­pa­nies and keeps cus­tomers happy.

Anoth­er new trend for robots is in health and well­ness. Robots are help­ing the dis­abled and senior cit­i­zens in their homes, and robots can be found in hos­pi­tals as well. A new robot can alert the prop­er author­i­ties if their own­er has fall­en at home or is in trou­ble. Some robots are even mov­ing into the oper­at­ing room in hos­pi­tals to assist or per­form surg­eries. This is not sur­pris­ing because new robots have ​“hands” that do not shake like a human’s may, and, as men­tioned above, they are incred­i­bly accu­rate, which cuts down on pos­si­ble errors.

Of course, all of these new robots got their tech­nol­o­gy from indus­tri­al robots. Many of the new robots are sin­gle or dual-armed, just like those in the indus­tri­al mar­ket, and they uti­lize vision and touch sen­sors like fac­to­ry robots as well. While this can ben­e­fit the ser­vice and health indus­tries, indus­tri­al robots are able to use these tech­nolo­gies to boost the pro­duc­tiv­i­ty for com­pa­nies, which saves them time and mon­ey, and also turns out a qual­i­ty product.

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