Conclusion to systems planning

In general, robots are to be found in the three main branches of industry viz. the automotive, electric/electronic and mechanical engineering industries. Within these, the application areas can be divided into four: handling, machining, assembly and testing. However, it is clear that although robots are being employed in a variety of tasks and industries, they have not had as great an impact as might have been expected. A gap exists between the existing technology i.e. the large variety of industrial robots in the marketplace, and the number of applications of that technology in industry.