An executive guide to the technology and market drivers behind the $135 billion robotics market. Schneider Electric's business is focused on providing energy and automation technology to help customers achieve efficiency and sustainability. Given the company's emphasis on delivering real-time automation, it's no surprise that Schneider has embarked on a broad strategy to transform its operations through the development of "smart" factories worldwide. Schneider's efforts around industrial automation, what it calls its Smart Factory Program, involves the use of the same Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in its manufacturing plants, facilities, and offices that the company offers to its customers. The centerpiece of the effort, which began in 2016, is EcoStruxure, open IoT-enabled architecture and platform that allows organizations to leverage connected devices, sensors and other things.