ROBOT REDUX. From: Assembly | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: WEBER, AUSTIN | COPYRIGHT 2000 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

They're back! Robot technology has matured into a cost-effective tool that can improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of assembly applications.

RODNEY DANGERFIELD, the comedian who claims he "can't get no respect," should consider becoming a robot. After years of struggling to gain respect, industrial robots appear to have finally cleared the respectability and performance hurdles. Today, robots are cheaper, more reliable and more flexible than ever. Innovative manu...

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