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Anew gneation R~obots have an im polemý. Once the darling ie facty floo, they, were teuted as the slton te a 'host of industrial e roblems. Born,,.re titive, odbcome a rootc sp.cialty. Ini the .arly 1980s, robots were confidently predicted to; b. in the front line of advanced industrial" manufacturig techniques But even with Cand' large poitonin auItomnotive manufactuiing -which is the sige biggst eplye f industrial robts, etl llg behind othor industrial nations in robot usage. -o Sowhat hapned? whr the Publié and business perception of what robots, could oéliver far outstripped roality. T'h. image of a cute- Star Warsi cusnga<e R2-D2 was muscled aside- by the' renwed pus nr reality -of large one-armed that dshi hel machines, bolted te the ~btter eod e performing ropetitivo single- induty. pupsd'tasks -until smone "Scentite a pu led-th ie pug. a ro 'O ntario ar RoboDts, .in short, wer. t <> capbos ofrb rliinied.tHendeso exet <Now however, the- exponential Hnrsetof unive grwhin computer power and the the .coninluinig needs of 'industiy or e auactuý te, inmprov e, proutivity , a re opi#ation ýof -nt Where does the FPROM PAGE 18 havÏe'a mountain of used tires sitting out bac k? My ifinal txpee is wi4h PST -.,the provca saes- tex which mua h pad n .used 1vehicles, when they change hands. .Qvýer. the y-ars-'. have? owned vehicles, whih had, several, owners4 , Onç,had been. through at least,, sevený people; not Ã"ônly did the -provincig vemment grab it wihen' it.1 was new, but, they also gota e-ce of it six more, times before it weënt te the, scrapyard. If Igo.,toa yard sàaad buya refigerator and a car, -I pay the, owner Ywhatkever 1,he. wanted, for the 'fridgeé and talc. it home. ý The car'sanother story, snce as soonasl1go the licensing office te, change the ownership, 1have te bring along eight per cent of the pucas rce before I can e 1te thought that it minght *b. because no on.'s the wiser about' the refiugeator, but there's alilthat -ofriciaI paperwoàrk to e .fled for the car. T'h. gov.rnment wouldn't talc. ad'vanù«e of something likethat, .would they? It's enough te tex .your, patience;.too. Of wiI environment wn.re cuttmn i- .and' increasing productivi bo ý'necessary' -fo& or oe manufacurig ,,strength , 4genera mtion of robots -Could er more timely. mmN1fm 3urgence' and otics researchi robotic devices ..the. needs :of id enigineers "xPan n'ýdi the Bcutive vice rtyrltons iring Eisearcli itarip -- on.eof -une ý gu £jAAAnAienus sveAA .'eiIL of Excelle'nceé that helps fund such research. Henderson ap..ýees that- the 7 oieof robotics lias yet te be I1ifilléd but h. sees that changing as. neýw, 'c-0pertive' robots start _te find their -place -in our industries. On. promising area of research involves placing robots w'ithin,'a fleible 7 manfufacturing celi. Professor ]Robert Fenton at the University of Torontoe is attempting te find ways te - optinuze t he*physical placement ofarobot or seiies of irobots! J-e within a working environment.. 'W. :are .trying frdetermir where toe place the thcines, am robots in relation te6on.e anothi te, minmize ýthe,time it takes fc the .robot -te -perfiorm its functi< and -mainize performance," l explains. pope"ac robotsa t any f !Ze tic arbitrarily," says.feniton. Insteac ho' is ccvering thatrob placement sould be' carefull thought out. ideed, -'by using compute simulation m iodels,' he hi demonstrated t hat 'the -'cyc time' it takes .te -perform a fii manufactuïrig operation' can b reduced by as mduch as, 50, p cent in some ca ses if attentioni g i en te proer r b tic placem en Equially impôrtant. is th, deictv ts of gettigtwo more- robots te w :k tegethez Anid *Henderson sysMth, problem is on. of coordinatinij aCtivity so on. robot doesn smash into the other. If a tas! are a, new not b. erigthe,,Durha7 Reg ion,-,I, 1O%OFF LSDA > I D>EADDOLT LOCKS24 Hr. Emergency Servicej I 'LQST ORSTOLEN. KEYS? I433-7276 ,,We make -keys for most makes j ne,427-2531 &Modes.Domestic'and'Imfports. or rn n, td le i je, 'e or le Lt tire RADL4L T/A UNROYAL!tÉGRPAW200: ALL SEASON WHITE 155x8OR13...$55.OO 175x8ORl3...$61.OO 185X8OR13..61O 195x75Rl4.. '* .$67.00O 2O5x75Rl4...$70.OO 2O5x75R15...$74MO el5x75Rl6...$7.60 225x75R15..$8OO 235x75R15...$6.OO Ie I~h1:LoYLEOur Great Family, Wagonis Reliable, has'151. modielis to choose, from startling at j usý PLUS, many great- .OptiOflS for detas wihat a Warranty! -,3year Bumpe t Bmper 110 .5 year _100,000 km wertraln major comfiponents eutb) 1705 DUNDAS ST, WHITBY. (Highway #2 betweenWhitby/Ajax - l.~, lit ~ 4 , t $ ~ f 4' *~s~ e s . 4 St. 4'8 ~4 <.~ 4 t. *FREIGHT PDE TAXES2+ LIC. EXTRA.- LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE. SOME MODELS MAY REQUIRE FACTORY ORDERING. *P.L. POLK COMPANY STATISTICS " . ,DEl. 1980-1384 * )RS