A robotic path lined with cybersecurity bumps

Robots and AI have been the talk of town in recent years. Many organizations, such as Foxconn, Amazon, and Siemens, have taken to deploying industrial robots in the workforce for very specific tasks, such as product packaging, assembly, supply chain operations, and so on, automating the manual work traditionally done by the human workers. A survey conducted by the International Federation of Robotics forecasted that by 2018, up to 1.3 million robots will be in service worldwide, with China accounting for more than one-third of all installed. In addition to industrial robots, many other technology giants also made headway building personal robot assistants that we will likely welcome into our homes in the near future. However, with more robots working and living among people and taking more responsibilities in the business environment, we ought to ask ourselves – are these robots adequately secured?