ADVISORY/US Carmakers Push Demand for Robotics

14 February 2000

ADVISORY/US Carmakers Push Demand for Robotics

    ADVISORY...

    --Feb. 14, 2000--

    TOPIC: Orders for industrial robots surged 20 percent in 1999, pushed largely by American automakers, the Financial Times reported. According to the United Nations Economic Commission and the International Federation of Robotics, American automakers ordered 60 percent more robots in 1999. The surge in robot use in integrated manufacturing systems follows a relative drop in robot prices.

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    A. Galip Ulsoy is a professor at the University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He is an expert on control of mechanical manufacturing systems, including robotics, in the automotive industry. 313/936-0407 734/764-1817

    Shraga Shoval is a professor at Technion in Israel. He is an expert on analysis of robot motion performance and integration of robots in manufacturing systems. shraga@hitech.technion.ac.il

    Prabhat Hajela is a professor of Aeronautical Engineering & Mechanics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is an expert on automotive design and structural systems. 518/276-6624 518/276-6000

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