Manufacturing Magazine September 2020 | Page 56

AI & AUTOMATION
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“ We ’ ve witnessed massive improvements in machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to solve challenging problems that were not feasible several years ago ”

— Chris Quick , Founder and CEO , RealBotics
situations factory floor layouts and equipment have not been designed to meet these requirements . Using a technology like RealBotics , can help in many of these situations .”
However , Quick acknowledges the pandemic has been challenging for his firm . “ One challenge in this case is getting the outside automation expertise needed to support these efforts . RealBotics has been able to provide industrial automation design , engineering , troubleshooting , and install expertise virtually for our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic ,” he explains . “ The pandemic also caused RealBotics to lose business from clients that have been forced
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