Do you think robotics is out of your league? Think again
Do you think robots are limited to car
factories and therefore out of their reach? Think again. Your next caramel iced
mocha latte could come from a robotic barista.
Your coffee is ready
Of course,
automakers are heavy users of robotics. But robots are also used in a wide
range of activities and in many industries. These include healthcare, #$ food and
beverage, logistics, military, and retail. Given the current labor shortage,
others are likely to emerge.
And if you
are new to robotics, there are many aids available to you.
Large and
fast growing
The global
robotics market is large and growing rapidly.
Looking
ahead, Mordor imagines global robotics sales to reach $ 74.1 billion by 2026.
That's a 5-year compound annual growing rate (CAGR) of 17.5%.
In fact, the
Covid-19 pandemic has increased the demand for some robots. One supplier,
UBTech, now offers a disinfectant robot that uses ultraviolet light to clean
surfaces and air by neutralizing the genetic material of harmful pathogen. The
robots is already being used by the Delaware State Department of Education,
among others.
Different
shots
Everyone has
seen pictures of the arm-shaped robots used in factories. But that is only the
tip of a large iceberg. Robots are also available for silicon wafer handling,
autonomous navigation, customer service, material handling, and even individual
use.
There are
also independent mobile robots that move and collect information with sensors
and cameras. "Cobots" that share spaces with human workers. And
humanoid robots that take human forms and perform functions such as assistance
behind the wheel.
Increasingly,
robots interact directly with people. Intel Mexico and El Palacio de Hierro, a
high-end retailer in Mexico City, Business process improvement recently introduced a robotic store
assistant. Based on Intel technology, the robot roams the aisles of the store
to answer questions from shoppers.
Intel robotic shop assistant
Intel's
retail robot also has an antibacterially coated touch screen in the middle of
its body that a shoppers can use to select products. The robot can then direct
the buyer to the appropriate section of the store or put them in touch with a
human sales specialist.
Get
expert help
If all of
this sounds exciting to you, you can get help from an Intel expert. The company
is investing heavily in robotics and related technologies, and looks forward to
working with partners.
Here are
some of Intel's offerings for robotics:
>
Real-time systems: hardware-level software and reference system for the
development of real-time applications for robotic solutions
> AI:
Machine Learning, Inference and Computer Vision Technology for Robots
>
Industrial-grade computing - rugged computers that can withstand hazardous
conditions and extreme temperatures
>
Hardware - including IoT processors, FPGAs, and network communication
technology
>
Software development tools: including Intel Edge Software Hub, Intel OpenVINO
Toolkit distribution, and Intel DevCloud
> API -
Traditional programmable logic controllers and software commonly used in
robotics and industrial automation applications
Learn to get
into the robotics game. And don't forget to tip your barista!
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