Robotics enabling technology, platforms and standards

With the rapidly increasing power of the microprocessor and artificial intelligence techniques, robots have dramatically increased their potential as flexible automation tools. Robotic technology is converging with a wide variety of complementary technologies – vision, touch, speech recognition and advanced mechanics. This results in exciting new levels of functionality for jobs that were never before considered practical for robots. The conference session analyzes the key technology drivers and the importance of standardization to develop safety requirements for closer human-robot collaboration.