Lifting 120 Kilos Doesn't Mean a Robot Is Useful

A robot that lifts 120 kilos in a demonstration has not yet proven that it can operate for eight hours, withstand a week of dust, receive rapid maintenance, and save money compared with a person or specialized machinery. Industrial robotics has advanced precisely when it stops selling a general fantasy and solves a narrow task: inspecting a substation, moving materials, entering a dangerous space, or checking a valve. That may be the immediate future: not a universal butler, but many specific machines.

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