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HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONNECTIVITY IN ROBOTICS: MEETING UNIQUE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS By Paul Golata, Mouser Electronics Successful robotics connectivity only happens by design. Intricate and delicate electronic systems must work to monitor, control, and adjust robotic performance through real-time adjustments. When it's well designed, the result is a reliable high-performance network of machine systems working to keep industry moving. This article will discuss some of the critical design considerations that engineers should consider when designing for either industrial or commercial robotic applications. By taking into account the generally rigorous and harsh demands of industrial robotic systems, one soon realizes that in many applications that require reliable solutions under the most extreme conditions, specially designed industrial products from TE Connectivity (TE), a leader in harsh environment connectivity and sensing applications, are best suited for the task. LASTING ENDURANCE TE endeavors to provide products that are compact, rugged, and reliable. Rugged solutions call for robust technological architectures, which require their components get designed for durability, resilience, and longevity. To this end, TE always designs with these factors in mind. By analyzing what types of environmental stresses these components must withstand, and factoring in the time duration of these stresses with equipment life cycles yield, one obtains an expectation of the high-performance requirements needed. Test criteria are generated to help ensure that any production items will survive and perform in the field to meet stringent expectations. With TE's portfolio of connectors, sensors, and more, you can put more data, power, and signal into your industrial robotic systems. PROTECTION & DURABILITY Protection and durability are built-in by design. As a leading provider of connectivity products, TE has the technologies, operations, and a long-standing reputation that ensures you can trust your robotics connectivity to them. TE understands the industry's need for reliable connectivity that delivers greater simplicity, efficiency, and uptime. This is why TE's communications and networking solutions are geared to the most demanding requirements of manufacturers worldwide as they approach the Internet of Things (IoT). Networked manufacturing enables seamless communication as well as higher speed and efficiency. TE manufactures industrial sensors with the packaging to support | 14 |