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This paper presents an over—view of the current state of the art of robotics in Japan, USA, UK, Sweden and Italy. Technological forecasting techniques are applied to assess future developments and potential applications over the next 5 to 10 years.
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© 1983 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Watts, P.L., Lewis, A., Nagpal, B.K. (1983). Economic Considerations in Industrial Robotics. In: Davies, B.J. (eds) Proceedings of the Twenty-third International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06546-2_63
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