Dec 5, 2025 · This article covers the fundamentals of automation, including its historical development, principles and theory of operation, applications in manufacturing and in some of the services and …

Oct 24, 2025 · Automation - Efficiency, Cost-Savings, Robotics: Advantages commonly attributed to automation include higher production rates and increased productivity, more efficient use of …

Dec 5, 2025 · Automation - Robotics, AI, Manufacturing: Robotics is based on two related technologies: numerical control and teleoperators. Numerical control (NC) is a method of controlling machine tool …

Dec 5, 2025 · The developments described above have provided the three basic building blocks of automation: (1) a source of power to perform some action, (2) feedback controls, and (3) machine …

Oct 24, 2025 · Automation - Robotics, Manufacturing, Automation: Today most robots are used in manufacturing operations; the applications can be divided into three categories: (1) material …

Dec 5, 2025 · In addition to the manufacturing applications of automation technology, there have been significant achievements in such areas as communications, transportation, service industries, and …

Nov 21, 2025 · Mechanical engineering, the branch of engineering concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines and machines and with manufacturing processes. …

Dec 29, 2025 · autonomous vehicle, automobile that employs driver assistance technologies to remove the need for a human operator. There are six stages of automation in automobiles, ranging from fully …

Nov 3, 2025 · Control systems are intimately related to the concept of automation (q.v.), but the two fundamental types of control systems, feedforward and feedback, have classic ancestry.

Nov 17, 2025 · The prospect of an aging population and consequent worker shortage induced Japanese manufacturers to experiment with advanced automation even before it gave a clear return, opening a …