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Industrial Automation and Robotics -Introduction

C ONCEPT OF A UTOMATION Topic -I AUTOMATION  Derived from Greek Word “Automatos”  Automatos means self acting  Started in 1940 by US automobile industry for handling of parts'  Till 1950 used on small scale for simple shape items with help of mechanical devices  After that used on large scale with help of computers DEFINITION OF AUTOMATION It is a process of following a sequence of predetermined operations with little or no human involvement using specialized equipment and devices that perform and control manufacturing process. DEFINITION OF AUTOMATION A process in industry where various production and controlling functions are converted from a manual process to an automated process. SOCIAL ISSUES OF AUTOMATION 1) Impact on employment/unemployment • Decrease in jobs of Manufacturing •Increase in jobs of IT sector •Decrease in jobs of Unskilled and Semi-skilled Workers •Increase in jobs of Skilled Worker. SOCIAL ISSUES CONTINUE 2) Better working Condi...