Meet Your New Industrial Robot Coworkers

However, in this case Bob is short for robot. He/she/it comes from one of the companies that are pushing back the boundaries of what robots are capable of. Smart, flexible, easy to instruct/program, capable of working side-by-side with humans -- not to mention cheap. The list describes just some of the areas where robotics is making progress by leaps and bounds. The tempo is such that while Bob might today be a slightly surprising choice, he and his kin could be the natural first choice for your new colleague in factories and enterprises within a few years.