| | June 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 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.CIOReviewJUNE - 21 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 June- 21 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 39 Published by ValleyMedia Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Robotics SpecialCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7623Arun KantEllen Pearson Joshua ParkerKathy ArnoldSarah FernandesVivian MurrayGeorge Thomasgeorge@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasArpita GhoshManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeThe evolving forms of business functions, production, and manufacturing processes across organizations are reflective of the change initiatives driven by the force of `technology' and its constant mutation. Today, contrary to traditional organizational setups and production processes that need constant human intervention, robotics technology emerges into the spotlight--multi-tasking the operations and moving great physical payloads to unlock productivity, save time, and automate repetitive workflows at cost-effective rates. This phenomenon, along with the explosive rise and adoption of social, mobile, cloud, and data analytics tools are widening the perspectives of modern `luddites' who once frowned at the idea of implementing of advanced technologies, particularly, AI and robotics, fearing its impacts on economic and employment conditions. Robotics is at the highest maturity state in industries including manufacturing, healthcare, defense, transportation, and logistics that are literally at the cusp of a new revolution. The widespread adoption of this technology signifies the potential and increasing power of microprocessor, advanced algorithms, machine learning, and AI to address next-generation needs. From autonomous cars, to sentient humanoids that can easily grasp, see and learn to carry out simulations, explorations, surgeries, or even defuse bombs, to finding its iterative use cases across new segments such as nanotechnology and synthetic biology, robotics is bringing in the promise of ubiquity. Aside new configurations and series of developments in structure and mechanism, robotics is also bolstering the development of complementary technologies--advanced analytics, mechanics, speech recognition, sensors, internet connected devices, and machine vision. Their combined impacts are helping address the massive need for rapid information-exchange, decentralized decision-making, and enhanced operational quality. The presence of functionality-rich robotics solutions bring in a hope for a future where enterprises would be able to completely automate redundant tasks to avoid wastage of human labor and instead, direct it toward productive and revenue-generating avenues.To help companies in their bold endeavor to unleash true value and productivity with the right mix of robotics and operation resources, we present the thought-leadership and journey of selected list of 20 most promising robotics solution providers.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialToward a Highly Automated World
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