| | February 20176CIOReviewRobots are going beyond the manufacturing shop floor; penetrating into home and office settings, assuming the form of personal assistants, customer care agents, workflow automation tools, autonomous vehicles and more. As such, the robotics market that was mainly dominated by industrial robots is now witnessing a new rush. The main drivers for this growth come from the increasing business need to automate processes, increase productivity, enhance quality and reduce human errors--a common criterion for many industries including consumer, enterprise, military, and others.Boosting the growth of robotics applications, the increasing number of smartphones and tablets are easily becoming control devices and interfaces for robots. With other advancements such as modular robotics, nano-robotics and cloud robotics, the global robotics market is expected to witness exponential growth. "Robotics as a technology has really reached its tipping point," says IDC Manufacturing Insights research manager John Santagate. "The capabilities continue to expand while increasing investment in robot development is driving competition and helping bring down the costs associated with robots." With such a backdrop, IDC pegs the worldwide spending on robotics and related services to hit $135.4 billion by 2019. While the players in the market are on a quest to offer affordable, smaller, compact and energy efficient robots to reach out to wider customer base, the need to integrate robotics in a specific environment along with software and specialized tools is also growing. In such a dynamic and highly completive market place, it is often hard to find the right solution provider who can not only offer a robotic solution but see to it that it fits into the enterprise strategy. In this scenario, our goal with this special edition is to help organizations find best-fit and best-of-breed robotics solutions providers. This edition blends thought-leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for their clients, including exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs. Let us know what you think.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewFEBRUARY - 27 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 February - 27 - 2017 Vol 06 SE 03 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com ROBOTICS SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510.996.5126 Aaron PierceAlex D'Souza Jason ThomasKathy Arnold Sarah FernandezVivian MurrayJessica Stanleyjessica@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialReimagining Businesses
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