Pittsburgh, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/04/2016 -- DC Velocity magazine Executive Editor Mark B. Solomon interviewed Jeff Christensen, Vice President of Products and Services for Seegrid, about the need for collaborative robots performing as intended.
Autonomous equipment manufacturers emphasize that robots are designed to perform tasks that humans don't want to do, or that they shouldn't be doing. This would free up people to handle more value-added tasks, including the programming and operation of robotics systems as well as managing the robotic fleets. The mission for those on the vanguard of this change is to persuade their fellow humans that the outcome of the human-robot mating dance will be a good one.
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