| Here's a rundown of the most expensive robots | | | | are trying to develop an alternative machine that costs |
| currently in use all over the industrial world. | | | | only ¼ its original price. |
| • Sophisticated industrial robots manufactured by | | | | Industry Survival |
| FUMAC costs $60, 000. They can carry a 100 pound | | | | How can the costly robotic industry thrive in |
| load and can function 24 hours a day for several | | | | recession? The Robotics Industries Association |
| years doing repetitive task continuously. Take note that | | | | announced that members have had a good year |
| the programming of these robots would cost another | | | | despite conservative consumer spending last year. RIA |
| $60,000 dollars. FUMAC robots are called six cylinder | | | | advises continued marketing strategies to advertise |
| robots as it can counter gravity to pull up its springs to | | | | their member's product and offer support and free |
| carry heavy loads. These robots have been used for | | | | consultation. |
| welding, lifting and painting. | | | | In the personal services aspect, NextGen Research |
| • The American manufacturing company called | | | | expects an increase of robotic units from 9 million to |
| Adept Technology manufactures the world’s most | | | | 25 million in the next 6 years. It is forecasted to be a |
| common industrial robot called the SCARA. The robot | | | | $15 billion industry in the next 6 years. This however is |
| is connected by three horizontal joints which gives it | | | | for functional robots that can perform multiple |
| the versatility as a pick and place robot. | | | | household tasks at the same time. |
| • Another robot called the Ivybot robot is | | | | Robotoys however is on the verge of wipeout and |
| programmed to analyze market trends and can | | | | Ugobe, the makers of Pleo (the robo dinosaur) filed for |
| actually do the trading for their owners using four | | | | bankruptcy after a low turn over of revenue during the |
| currency at once. The Ivybot can provide monetary | | | | spring holiday shopping of 2009. WowWee - the |
| returns and minimal drawdown rate, what is surprising | | | | telepresence robot (a moving webcam) did well |
| is that the entire system only costs $149 | | | | however at $300 per robot. |
| • Surgical robots are common in the health arena | | | | The next decade robots who are expected to be top |
| today and they cost over a million dollars. The robotic | | | | sellers are those which allow people to travel at the |
| arms are used in complicated surgery but these are | | | | same time keep tabs at home. Those robots in the |
| remotely controlled by the surgeon. With a camera | | | | healthcare industry that can provide assistance to the |
| mounted above, the surgeon can see the operation as | | | | disabled and the elderly are also growing in demand. |
| magnified in a computer screen. Today, researchers | | | | |