The Rise of the Service Robot
Industrial robots revolutionized manufacturing, and service robots are set to rise up and do the same in such diverse areas as medical care, surveillance and the military – and also in domestic settings, where they could take over chores from cleaning to carrying and even playing. Recent growth in machine vision sales is undoubtedly due in part to increased investment in industrial robots, which many manufacturers see as important tools for increasing efficiency, improving product quali...
Photonics Spectra, October 2011