Advances in technology are giving robots functionality and applications like never before.
There is a critical mass of innovation and momentum in robotics right now. Recent advances in actuator miniaturization, prosthetics, micro-sensors, machine learning, the “internet of things” (IoT), “light-weighting,” batteries, and manufacturing — often referred to as Industry 4.0 — are combining with increasing investments in research and development (R&D) and growing social and legal acceptance. As a result, autonomous, mobile, and often humanoid robots will be with us very soon.