AI & AUTOMATION
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Myth Busters : Top Three Misconceptions About Advanced Robotics
1 . Adding advanced robotics to my existing processes will give me all the benefits . No , you need to find new ways of working to make use of all the benefits .
2 . It is only about the robots . No , you need to think about the whole system .
3 . It is something for the future . No , the technology is here today to start using , and you should not wait .
Sebastian Elmgren , Portfolio Manager for Smart Manufacturing at Ericsson flexibility into automated processes as well as making it possible to automate what could not be automated before , opening up for mass-customisation of products ,” says Sebastian Elmgren , Portfolio Manager for Smart Manufacturing at Ericsson .
Adding to his comments , Elmgren says : “ I see that advanced robotics will open up more generic factories [ in the future ]. With the full potential of advanced robotics , a factory could almost produce any product . This will remove the need for productspecific factories , moving production closer to the customers shortening the logistics chains . It would also lower the bar for new companies to start producing their products , making it possible to buy production as a service rather than [ making ] large investments in dedicated means of production .”
96 August 2021