After 40 years of service, the case for industrial robotics is clear.

Industrial robots have tended machines since the beginning of the robotics industry. One of the first industrial robots, the Unimate, was sold in 1961 to the Ford Motor Go to tend a die casting machine. Now, 40 years later, the robotics industry continues to dramatically change the way products are manufactured in a variety of industries.

Manufacturing plants benefit in many ways by using robots. Some of these benefits include higher uptime of machines, increased flexibility, predictable production, and improved yields made possible through process consistency. Robotic