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Machine vision, automation streamline logistics and warehousing operations

Control Engineering

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) used machine vision and sensing technologies to move around freely and a key part around automation when it comes to logistics.

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Robots-as-a-service creates opportunities, lowers automation adoption barriers

Control Engineering

Robots-as-a-service (RaaS) is a flexible and affordable way for companies to deploy automation and related services such as engineering, maintenance and remote monitoring. million installations of RaaS by 2026 generating $34 billion in revenue. Often used interchangeably with Robotics-as-a-service, RaaS comes in two main flavors.