Manufacturing Systems : Reading Response

In Intro to Robotics, our manufacturing approach would most likely fall under the "made-to-order" business model. Model variations are easier to obtain with high quality and accuracy while using a robot. Currently industrial robots are used where tasks are dangerous, tedious, highly repetitive or where there is a need of high precision. Learning how to incorporate sensor systems and machine vision into our robots would be an interesting path to pursue. Material handling and assembly is something we can look into. For architectural models and rapid prototyping maybe the material handling process isn't as advanced as the assembly process. CIM system manufacturing could be incorporated into large scale architectural construction, allowing most of the process to be automated at the job site while using the full integration of all technologies and informational flows.