Industrial robots are machine tools. They are not
human-like androids which cm stroll around and converse like the famed R2D2 and
C3PO of Star Wars. More realistically, they are programmable manipulators which
can move parts or tools through a prespecified sequence of motions. This PDF
covers the following topics related to Industrial Robotics : What Are Industrial
Robots?, Chronology of Robot Developments, Robot Use in the United States, Robot
Technology- A Brief Review, Robot Applications in Standard Industrial Tasks, The
Role of Robotics in Manufacturing, Integration of Robots into CAD/CAM Systems in
Metalworking, The Potential for Productivity Improvement, Societal Benefits
Beyond Productivity, Motivations For Using Robots, Uses of Future Robots, Short
Term Transitional Problems, Potential Displacement, Union Responses to
Technological Change, Broader Economy Wide Issues, The Problem of Human Capital,
Chronology of Significant Devices and Events in the History of Robotics.
Author(s): Robert Ayres, Steve Miller,
Carnegie-Mellon University
57Pages