Robotics Trends to Watch in 2020: Our 8 Big Predictions | Robotics Business Review

Keith Shaw, Editor-in-chief for Robotics Business Review summarizes, Robotics Business Review chimes in with editors’ predictions for some big themes to note during the year.

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Robotics Business Review chimes in with editors’ predictions for some big themes to note during the year.
 
In 2019 we saw the world of robotics to continue to expand and disrupt new markets beyond the world of manufacturing and supply chain/logistics, as robots proved their worth in helping to address labor shortages and take on dangerous tasks. But even within the traditional fields, advances in artificial intelligence and software helped robots perform new tasks, working alongside human workers more collaboratively than before.

Now that the calendar has turned to a new year, we look ahead at what may be in store for the robotics sector across several different industries. We have already heard from industry experts (click here and here if you want to catch up on those predictions); now it is our turn to prognosticate on what 2020 holds for the industry, based on our knowledge and intuition, with a little bit of guesswork thrown in as well.

We are feeling a bit confident this year, as we did very well with our 2019 predictions. So let’s jump right into the predictions for 2020:
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Source: Robotics Business Review