Smaller, lighter, more nimble robots that can be controlled with a tablet and have a much lower price point than their predecessors is opening up robotics and automation to smaller manufacturing companies (that make up about 70% of global manufacturing).
Collaborative machines that are priced as low as $24,000 have the potential to revolutionize production lines.
Mechanical engineer Jesse Rochelle works with a Robot called Baxter, which automates production at the Stenner Pumps factory in Jacksonville, Florida. PHOTOGRAPH BY RICK WILSON
