June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1233 pages
30h 29m
English
Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick warned us what a future might look like where humans and their computing machines find themselves in conflict, as the mission-fixated HAL conspired against his mortal crewmates in 2001: A Space Odyssey. But computer processing power and the performance capabilities of computer-driven automation are exciting considerations today. A tour of a modern manufacturing facility equipped with robotic automation and guided vehicles can astound and amaze the casual observer. Following such a visit, you might think that humans’ role in the production process is being marginalized as advanced technology takes over. However, humans and machines more often than not work hand-in-hand. ...