Robotics in Indian Industry

Abstract

The word "robot" was coined by the Czech playwright Karel Capek in 1921. In 1961, the first manufacturing robot, Unimate, hit the assembly line for GM. This welding robot, which received its commands from a magnetic drum, continued a century’s old interest in mechanizing tools to move automatically. Future of robotics lies in meeting the demands of today’s manufacturing environment, reducing the human labour exponentially, where different industry specific jobs like cutting, grinding, polishing, painting, spraying and assembly are done by articulated robots. With the development in robotics over the past, application of a robot is fundamental to the design of the automation system. R & D has become an integral part of machine design particularly in the field of robotics. In this paper, some interesting facts about robotics and its future in industrial applications has been discussed, like Object picking robotics using 3-D object recognition by sensors, extra-heavy payload handling and state of the art technology which have replaced expensive sensors and controls by advanced industrial robots.