Lux Research – The Path to Lights Out Manufacturing Executive Summary

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Lights-out manufacturing is a methodology in which manufacturing is fully automated and requires no human presence so that the lights and even ventilation can be shut off. Robotic arms replace human arms for tasks that require precise dexterity, such as picking, sorting, packing, palletizing, and depalletizing objects. Automation of the maintenance of robotic arms is required for lights-out, which is even more challenging. Most manufacturing tasks requiring one or two highly mature robots will be automated between late 2020 and early 2030.