AI & AUTOMATION
Chris Quick , Founder and CEO of RealBotics , discusses how influential robotics is to the manufacturing space and the impact of COVID-19 in the industry
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W ith the manufacturing industry undergoing significant transformation over the past few years amidst Industry 4.0 , the number of firms introducing robots into operations is on the rise .
Chris Quick is the Founder and CEO of RealBotics and has been with the organisation since beginning the venture in 2015 . “ I decided when I was fairly young that I wanted to start a robotics company because it was a field that brought together a number of things I enjoy ,” he explains . “ Later , I attended engineering school and just kept taking classes until I felt like I had everything I needed to design and build robotics projects . After college I spent around seven years working for Alcoa as their automation engineer where I really learned first-hand the shortcomings and market needs for robotics and automation technology . Finally , I left Alcoa and founded RealBotics to improve robotics and automation to better address the market ’ s needs .”
SEPTEMBER 2020