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Cobots, Hollywood, and New Applications for Robotics with FANUC America's Jerry Perez

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 14 Jun 2022 · 40m

What this episode covers

Jerry Perez, Executive Director of Global Accounts at FANUC America, discusses the shift in industrial robotics from automotive to non-automotive sectors like e-commerce, medical devices, and food service, driven by labor shortages and the pandemic. He explains the specific use cases for collaborative robots (cobots) in high-foot-traffic environments and highlights how advancements in vision and touch sensing are enabling new applications. The conversation also covers FANUC's educational initiatives to address the workforce gap and the role of pop culture in shaping public perception of robotics.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
FANUC America, Meyer
Products
I Robot, R2D2, Ultron
Also
IME West, A3, MD&M, PlasTec, ATX, First Robotics

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