Definition of Robotic Technology and Its Potential Uses
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Discuss about the Professional Skills for Information and Communication Technology.
The position of robotics in the society is involved in the capacity in order to help humans by through doing jobs. Present report deals with the defining robotic technology as well as current utilization of robots. In addition, investigation scope for implementing robotic technology in organization is achieved in the study. In addition, based on the findings, how robotic technology can be incorporated into operation of the business is described in the present study. As the part of analysis, potential advantages and disadvantages are discussed in the report.
With current development of science and technology, the robotic technology becomes most useful and advanced technologies, which can be applicable in domestic usages and data mining along with some fields like transport and manufacturing industries. Apex Automation & Robotics is an organization looking for deploying robotic technology in present day usage. The organization has in using robotic technology in small bur increasing sideline businesses. However, the Chief Executive Officer of Apex Automation & Robotics likes to investigate the process of making easy through developing key enabler in order to achieve competitive benefits. The company is also focusing on further diversification over upcoming five years and leveraging ICT as one of the core competencies (Patel et al. 2013). The particular plan of Apex Automation & Robotics is involving with expanding of the operation of the company within Australia along with Asian region. In this perspective, CEO of the company is interested in the process of leveraging the utilization of robotics as a key technology that can be considered as one of the parts of expanding the strategy. As the strategy has outcomes in both positive and negative aspects in business perspectives, it is needed to investigate on business strategy that has been discussed in the report.
Robotics is a vital branch of science as well as engineering. It involves conception, and design as well as operations and manufacture of robots. Robotics technologies are generally utilized in order to develop machines, which can be substituted for humans. In addition, robots can be used in bomb detection as well as detection and manufacturing procedure (Barbash et al. 2014). The concept of creating machines can be operated autonomously previously to the classical times. In other words, robotic technology is one of the programmable technologes, which can able to perform and make interaction with environment without making any kind of human interaction.
There are several usages of robotic technology at modern day. The uses can be divided into three major categories like industrial robots, robots in education and robots in research.
Industrial Robots: There are several jobs, which require high degrees of precision as well as speed. For several years, humans were responsible for the jobs. However, advet of robotic technology helps to sped up in the performance of industrial process with the help of higher degree of precisions by robots. The jobs include packaging, assembling and painting as well as palletizing (Inaba et al. 2017). On the other hand, at initial stage robots performed in specialized and repetitive jobs.
Robots in research: Robots are very handy in research. They are used in order to perform the tasks and locations, which can be used for performing the tasks (Blute & Prestipino, 2014). In addition, some of the challenging as well as dangerous environments is found that can be achieved by robots. It is important to use unique technology in research centers like NASA. These use probes, Landers as well as rovers with the help of robotic technology. It helps to use space as well as planets in solar system
Pathfinder and Sojourner: Boyd and Scott (2015) stated that the pathfinder mission of Mars helped to develop unique technology that allows delivering instrumented lender as well as a robot rover. The mission landed on Mars on 4th July, 1997. Hence, Pathfinder do not accomplish the goal; however, tit returned unprecedented data as well as outlived basic design life.
Mobile servicing system: Mobile servicing is known as Candarm2 that has been designed for providing functions for manipulation as well as international space station. It is similar device like RMS. The system is responsible to service the payloads as well as instruments that are attached to International Space Station. In addition, helping the transport of the supplies along with equipments is one of the functionalities of the system (Mattei et al. 2014). The transport of supplying as well as equipments around the station is involved in the functionalities.
In order to analyze the current business scopes for using robotic technology in Apex Automation & Robotics, analysis would be helpful. There are some advantages for using robotics. Deploying robotic technology in present day usage would be helpful to minimize the errors for having less human interaction. In addition, Safety of the users can be increased with the help of this technology (Kames & Barrett, 2014). It can reduce revenue speed and decrease turnaround times. Moreover, best utilization for current equipments is one of the major advantages for using robotic technology. However, some drawbacks need to be considered. Stuff reluctant to the changing practices of working as well as samples are transported from main area of reception to the analyzers is limitations for using robotic technology. Moreover, maintenance, training, trouble shooting and service contract and ongoing revenue cost on consumables are limitations for using the technology in several fields. However, Developing skill mix and satisfaction in job can be improved along with use of employees at proper ACF banding and Cross fertilization of the ideas between several departments is advantages in order to use robotic technology (Cundy et al. 2014). It is easier to deploy lean laboratory process. However, employees may feel threatened through potential less jobs and change management in the organization has to be effective for processing to work are limitations for using the technology.
Implication of the robotic technology may strengthen the procedure to reduce the errors for less number of human interactions. In addition, the process helps to increase the demands for service (Yun et al. 2016). Reduction of revenue spend can be beneficial for Apex Automation & Robotics in order to have several opportunities in business. Along with these, it can decrease turnaround times of the organization. There are also best uses of current equipments. On the other hand, use of robotic technology has some limitations like stuff reluctant for changing the working practices. There are samples of transporting from the main reception area to the analyzers. In addition, there is ongoing revenue cost for consumables.
Advantages of Using Robotic Technology
Being ICT manager in Apex Automation & Robotics, it is crucial to make analysis of business opportunities in order to apply the robotic technology in the organization. Young, Pierce and Nowak (2014) commented that the market size of the industrial robotics has been valued at $30.58 billion. In addition, there has been rush to implement the robotics in the manufacturing industry across Australia in order to perform repetitive, multifarious as well as dangerous risks for improving the productivity in such sectors like automotive as well as electronics. The processes are considered by the high-volume of production lines. In addition, industries taking the technology has realized that there will be huge financial benefits on account of increasing the productivity and reduce overheads and useful for waste reduction as well as flexibility.
In addition, self-programming robots are usually expected to obtain prominence with the advancements in the fields of artificial intelligence as well as development of sophisticated sensors (Yun et al. 2014). However, introduction of robots with the integrate vision as well as touch is expected to improve the speed as well as efficiency of the production as well as delivery systems. The simple autonomous robots can be operated as one of the parts of greater group that has also obtained prominence. Frey and Osborne (2017) stated that the industries of robotic technologies across Asian countries like Korea, China as well as Taiwan are generally supported by respective governments through addressing research and development funding as well as tax incentives, loans along with investment in the skills.
This analysis would be helpful to detect the market opportunities of Apex Automation & Robotics in order to use robotics technologies in several sectors in next five years. There are needs like electronics equipments as well as wiring technologies in order to create the industrial robots. Hence, there are dependencies on suppliers in order to provide the mentioned equipments. However, here are large numbers of customer for the industry as Australia in developing as one of the manufacturing hubs (Nakadate, Arata & Hashizume, 2015). On the other hand, Asia is expected that it will increase its market size in robotic technology by 6.8% (Jacobs et al. 2013). The industry provides ample scopes as well as there is very less bargaining power of consumers. Diana and Marescaux (2015) stated that labors in the workplace acts as threat for the industry. However, the labors are not efficient to perform precision the tasks as well as some of the tasks need the threat to health as well as life. Therefore, it is required to enhance the export through meeting the international standard and industrial robots are required to have in the factories so that it eliminates risk of substitution. There are huge initial investments to manufacture robots as well as specialist knowledge of knowledgeable engineers is needed. The factors are accommodated with the major entry barriers to the particular industry (Yeh, 2014). In addition, investment of various giant companies in research and development may be challenging for capturing market of automation technology through robotics. Hence, it is required to focus on the new entrants of robotics technology in Australia, so that Apex Automation & Robotics can adopt the strategic plan in order to gain competitive advantages over organizations.
Disadvantages of Using Robotic Technology
Advancement of science as well as technology allows the organizations in implementing various advanced technology in order to increase the productivity and achieve competitive advantages as well. There are few numbers of Australian manufacturers of industrial robots that serve the requirements of adopting robotic technology in the organization (Desai, Chabra & Ganpule, 2015). Hence, through targeting the process of deploying robotic technology in daily uses and industries and provides customized solutions by robotics would be helpful and considered as one of the major factors for Apex Automation & Robotics in establishing strategic plan as well as becoming the leader in the field of robotics in next five years (Knigh & Escobar, 2014). However, company may face tough competition from the domestic as well as foreign manufacturers like KUKA as well as ABB.
Rehabilitation of the robot market develops 40 fold between 2014 and 2020. In addition, it is fueled through advancements in rehab or therapy robots. Moreover, it is an active prostheses and exoskeletons as well as wearable robotics. The rehabilitation robot market develops in the market between 2017 and 2020 (Berger & Frey, 2015). Hence, Apex Automation & Robotics needs to make proper strategy to implement their business strategy in the market.
Apex Automation & Robotics needs to develop products with the help of robotics technology in propose of assembling products and handling dangerous materials, cutting as well as polishing and spray printing (Stafford et al. 2014). In addition, robotics technologies can be used to assemble products in the industries.
However, Apex Automation & Robotics can have various for applying robotic technology as a business strategy. Job satisfaction can be increased with the help of this technology. Cross fertilization of the ideas between several departments help to increase the business opportunities in the organization. Moreover, it would become easier for implementing lean laboratory procedure. On the other hand, staff my feel threatened for having less jobs and change management that can be effective for utilizing robotics that are usually considered as threats for using the technology in Apex Automation & Robotics.
Conclusion
From the discussion it concludes that application of robotics technology in the industries would be helpful to gain competitive advantages in the company. Use of robotic technology in industries create a new ecosystem that of high-paying as well as rewarding the jobs through making activities like designing, marketing and selling as well as installing and maintaining robots The enormous cost is justified and there is high maintenance costs are expected in order to inhibit development of the market. The high system engineering as well as installation costs inhibit the organizations from adopting the particular robots. However, it is required to analyze the scopes and threats involved in it. Therefore, the organization needs to analyze those things and apply business strategies in the market. These tasks could be executed with simple precise instructions. In addition, it has been covered with good hold in giving the robots and its applications in Australia as well as Asian countries.
On contrary, as technology has been enhanced, the industrial robots are more flexible and make decisions based on the feedback of complex sensor. The vision systems become common on the industrial robots. The International Federation of Robotics has made a prediction that over 1.3 million industrial robots are involved in worldwide operation. In addition, robots can be used in order to perform the tasks that are difficult and dangerous as well as impossible to achieve that. The robotics technology can be used in the tasks as diverse as detecting bombs and cleaning sewers and performing intricate surgery that increases steadily and continue to develop in upcoming years. As an ICT manager of the organization, analysis are achieved in the study and recommend some steps that would be helpful for the company to consider ethical, social and legal considerations for deploying the business strategy of robotics technology in the organization.
The primitive intelligence of robots can be used to demonstrate the ability in generating good gains in the factory productivity and increasing efficiencies as well as quality.. In addition, industry analysis of the suppliers is found in making the requirements for integration for eliminating the risks related to the suppliers. Recommendations for improving business of the organization can be provide as following.
- Smartest robots are not used generally in daily purposes and industry purposes; they are used in space explorers. Hence, Apex Automation & Robotics need to apply its technology in data mining that can be helpful to enhance automation process of the company
- As the costs of robots purchased by the customers are costly, it provides green signals to Apex Automation & Robotics to enter in the market through providing affordable robotic technology and its application.
- Rapid increase power of the microprocessor as well as artificial intelligence, it is important for Apex Automation & Robotics to apply the strategy properly in the business.
- The new surge of the robotics in the applications demands advanced intelligence. Hence, the robotics needs to be applied in the field.
- According to the analysis, introduction of robots are integrated with the vision as well as touch dramatically changes with the speed as well as efficiency in the organization. Therefore, a consistent level is required in the process of applying technologies.
- The robotics applications are generated in the automotive industry. General Motors continues to use and develop approaches to bring intelligence to the robots. Therefore, it can be stated that adoption of robotic technology may not have that much of short term benefits. However, it has long term benefits for the organization.
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