| |December 20164CIOReviewEditorialEditorialRobots were at one point of time considered to be synonymous with the industrial heavy manufacturing sectors, more specifically, automobiles and other industry goods. With the advent of big data and IoT, the robotics space is brighter than ever with many organizations taking up the mantle of delving deep into this lucrative domain. Case in point being that only 25 percent of new startups are into industrial robotic solutions, while the rest of the 75 percent are exploring the areas of consumer goods, logistics, travel, transportation amongst a host of other niche areas. In fact, opposing widespread belief that robotics is a urban zone centered phenomenon, many robotics solution providers of today are analyzing how can robotics and automation play a role in the agriculture industry. Robots are being designed for thinning, spraying, aerial imaging and weeding out locusts, which are just few of the many ways by which robots are changing rural lifestyles in many countries, Being the cost sensitive market that agriculture is, many providers are looking at Robotics as a Service model. For example, drones on rent are being used to capture data and pictures and then specialized software can be developed to analyze the data and translate the same into actionable insights. These solutions have hence crossed boundaries and are being heavily utilized not only by agricultural organizations but also to oil and gas companies, NGOs and governmental institutions. It is imperative to know that robotics does not only deal with visible metal shielded humanoid like objects, but can also be something as simple as a software bot that performs a virtual robot like service. A direct result of this is that many SDK providers are exposing their APIs to these service providers so that these softbots can increase their functionality and efficiencies. An example of the penetration is how apple has opened up their APIs to a few of their robotics related partners. Robotics has also forayed into logistics in simple ways such as low cost 3d visions, to high end equipment ferrying automatic machines. In days where the consumers demand products to be shipped and delivered faster, warehouses are forced to invest heavily in newer technologies and upcoming vendors who can offer them the edge. This edition of our robotics special is a tribute to these vendors who have braved to foray into robotics and are looking to bring the automation of tomorrow into today's processes. Vignesh AnantharajManaging Editorvignesh@cioreviewindia.comRobotics- A formidable ally to big data and IoT PublisherEditor-in-ChiefManaging EditorOffice Editorial queries editor@cioreviewindia.comAdvertising queriessales@cioreviewindia.comBangaloreTel 080 43112203DelhiTel 011 45992100 To subscribeVisit www.cioreviewindia.com/magazine-in or send email to: subscription@cioreviewindia.comCover price is Rs 150 per issueAshok KumarVirupakshi PattarSales & MarketingAmrit SinghKirankumar HLRavi KalgiAlok ChaturvediPradeep ShankarVignesh AnantharajCIOReviewGroup Art DirectorVP - Sales & MarketingMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamChitra MishraEmmanuel Christi Das CIOReview No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017MaitreyeeCIOReviewVOL 4 · ISSUE 7 - 4 · DECEMBER 9 - 2016ManjunathSr. VisualizerVisualizerPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Pradeep ShankarCopyright © 2016 BizprintMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Re-production in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.
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