C h a p t e r 1
Many industries have utilized robots for decades, but
today, robotics is taking on a new meaning.
Traditional industrial robots were built for repetitive
precision and speed but required strict separation
from people due to safety risks. They were bolted in
place, operated within fenced enclosures, and lacked
dynamic environmental awareness.
The emergence of AMRs represents a departure
from this model. Instead of the old paradigm,
AMRs are built to move freely while
sensing their surroundings and
making decisions in real time.
The shift from a fixed, isolated
AMR
APPLICATIONS AND
INDUSTRY IMPACT
Traditional industrial robots were built for
stationary assembly line tasks—fast,
precise, and repetitive, with little to no
human interaction and heavy safety
barriers. We brought the physical work
to the robot. The future of robotics is
to bring the robot to the physical work.
Next generation robots will be mobile,
collaborative, safer, smarter, and more
adaptive, working in harmony
with humans."
Bob Card
Americas Marketing Manager,
Analog Mixed Signal Group, onsemi
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Engineering the Future: The Sensors and Systems Powering Modern Mobile Robots
