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Indian robots match their global counterparts
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 12 January 2008, 17:29 IST
New Delhi: The 1st Robo Expo 2008, organised by CII, witnessed the launch of a number of new Robots and is concurrent to the 9th Auto Expo. The Robo Expo, being held from 10-17 January at the Andhra Pavilion, Pragati Maidan showcases world leaders of Robotics & Automation such as ABB, Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz, Kuka, Motoman Motherson Robotics, Panasonic, Precision Automation & Robotics India (PARI), Rhythmsoft and Rockwell amongst others, reported Livemint.
2008 onwards, the world market for industrial robots is projected to rise by an yearly average of 4.2 percent going up to 139,300 units in 2010, according to industry estimates. In India the industry is expected to grow at 2-2.5 times the global average.
"The personal safety and enhanced productivity are becoming increasingly important for the manufacturing sector," said V.Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC).
Five Indian companies of the 11 Robotics companies participated at Robo Expo. Hi Tech Robotic Systemz unveiled their indigenously developed Humanoid called NEEL at the show. "NEEL is capable of doing obstacle avoidance through stereovision and also recognizing human faces. It can interact with humans through speech" said Deep Kapuria, Managing Director, Hi Tech Robotics.
The company has also launched the Advance Driver Assistive System (ADAS), which would help enhance road safety, Intellicart for material handling which integrates patented VBL technology and Robotic Vision.
ABB, Robotics Division is launching two systems for India at the Expo. "These include "Flex Arc", a modular manufacturing welding cell and a small painter called IRB 52 to cater to general industry for example plastic component manufacturers, 3C market," said Anil Chaudhry, Assistant Vice President and Head, Sales Robot Automation, ABB.
According to Raj Singh Rathee, Managing Director, Kuka Robotics (India) , KUKA is the only robotics company in the world supplying robots to the entertainment and medical sector.
Rhythmsoft Robotics & Automation, a fast growing company from Nashik has made its mark in Robotic automation by successfully completing turn key BIW projects "XENON" and "PHOENIX" for Tata Motors alongwith KUKA. Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI) is inviting visitors to take the 'golf challenge' against their Golfing Robot. This robot plays golf with an accuracy of upto 97 percent.
1st Robo Expo, 2008 will become an annual event of the CII Mission for Innovation. The upcoming Robo Conference, scheduled for 14-15 Jan will provide a platform to the participants to network with and learn from the experts and practitioners in the field of Robotics and Automation.