Author: Aadya Avinash

The latest IFR statistics show that India has hit an all-time high in robot installations. This article explores what this means for India, why the world’s most populated country needs robots, and how the government’s active role in propagating Industry 4.0 technology will make us a self-reliant nation. According to the most recent report by the International Federation of Robots (IFR), India has – for the very first time – made it to the list of ten countries with the highest annual robot installations, ranking #10 with 4,595 robot units deployed in 2021. This represents an increase of more than…

The concept of lights-out automation and completely autonomous factory floors has long been painted as a utopian manufacturing philosophy – and why wouldn’t it be? A shop floor that can run 24×7, handled completely by error-free machines that don’t need breaks, recurring salaries, health benefits, or even supervision seems like the quintessential one. The stark reality, however, is that it is laden with unexpected obstacles. Experts are increasingly advocating for using technologies such as collaborative robots, which unlock the potential of organizations to achieve positive-sum automation by focusing on both productivity and flexibility. The dark reality of lights-out manufacturing “Building…