Here come the robots! While robotics was already a national trend, COVID-19 has taken it to the next level.
Robots are popping up everywhere for health/efficiency reasons. Meatpackers are exploring robot butchers – Tyson Foods invested $500MM in technology over the past 3 years and opened their Manufacturing Automation Center in 2019. Hotels are deploying robots for cleaning/delivery, such as Maidbot’s Rosie. Robot startups for food delivery are expanding in cities – Kiwi Campus robots have delivered about 100,000 food orders at Cal Berkeley since 2017. Intel Corporation researchers are exploring use of AI for robots to do repetitive surgical tasks, such as stitching wounds and surgical incisions. FedEx is testing robots for sorting packages at its Memphis hub.
Robots are exciting and leading edge, but risky and expensive too. Before you take the plunge, MOSIMTEC simulation modeling tools can help you take the robots out for a walk virtually in a risk-free, data-driven environment. Our data scientists and industrial engineers can help you explore options and determine which make sense and which don’t, so you spend your money wisely not needlessly. The future is all about robots, but you don’t want to stumble on the way. MOSIMTEC is here to help.
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