Robots no longer stop at the edge of the factory floor. Increasingly, they extend into a phone or tablet in an operator’s hand.
A companion app has become as important as the hardware it controls. Fleet managers check machine health from a warehouse aisle. Maintenance technicians pull diagnostics before they even reach the unit.
Operations leads approve a robot’s next task from a phone during a shift changeover. The interface has become part of the product, not an accessory bolted on after launch. [Read more…] about Designing Companion Mobile Apps for Robotics and Automation Systems