Robotic Machine Tending

Most machine tending is currently done by humans. Machine shops are using their human workforce to load and unload machines and to restart the program once the finished part is out of the way. The tasks are often repetitive and qualified workers are becoming harder and harder to find, companies are introducing robots into their workshops to make up for the lack of employees.

The most popular applications of machine tending would be in machine shops where robots would load raw material, the machine then executes its program, the robot takes the finished part out and loads the machine with another raw part. This process can be done in a loop for an infinite number of times assuming the robot continually receives raw parts and that the machine produces quality parts.