Robots in the Workplace
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== What is a [[Robot]]? == | == What is a [[Robot]]? == | ||
| − | The Robot Institute of America reported in 1983 that less than 5,000 robots were believed to be in use in the United States in 1981. (Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. ''Automation and the Workplace'', March 1983)<ref> They also described what, at that time, "Programmable Automation Technology" was to them: | + | The Robot Institute of America reported in 1983 that less than 5,000 robots were believed to be in use in the United States in 1981. <ref>(Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. ''Automation and the Workplace'', March 1983)<ref>. They also described what, at that time, "Programmable Automation Technology" was to them: |
# Capacity for information processing as well as physical work, in connection with such processes as planning, routing, design, fabrication, assembly, monitoring, and diagnosing process problems; | # Capacity for information processing as well as physical work, in connection with such processes as planning, routing, design, fabrication, assembly, monitoring, and diagnosing process problems; | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 10 October 2012
This is part of our series on Automation.
What is a Robot?
The Robot Institute of America reported in 1983 that less than 5,000 robots were believed to be in use in the United States in 1981. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
