Manufacturing
Intelligence on the way to the floor.
Plants already run on software. Much of the remaining friction is coordination: work orders, quality records, maintenance signals, and the gap between the system of record and the line. That is where a software cobot begins.
What a cobot could do
- A cobot that keeps work orders, quality notes, and maintenance requests in motion.
- A cobot that turns machine and operator signals into a daily operating picture.
- A cobot that prepares compliance and production records without a scavenger hunt.
- A cobot that briefs supervisors on exceptions before the shift starts.
The longer path
Physical collaborative robots are the intended second movement: software that already understands the operation, then machines that can take on defined physical work beside people.