Sunday, May 5, 2013

Engineers, this IBM robot will steal your job

IBM is working on a robotics system to drastically reduce the need for physically present engineers in industries like oil, shipping, and even aerospace.

The maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) system is designed to let engineers work mobilely on all kinds of machinery. It uses a combination of virtual reality software and sophisticated robotics hardware.

Here’s a handy video showing how it all comes together:

Basically, the Smart Mobility MRO system allows less expert engineers to roam the land maintaining and repairing equipment. They’re monitored by an offsite, more expert engineer supervisor, who tracks them via GPS.

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