Abstract :
The term INDUSTRY 4.0 or fourth industrial revolution was first introduced at the fair in 2011 in Hannover. It comes from the hightech strategy of the German Federal Government that promotes automationcomputerization to complete smart automation, meaning the introduction of a method of selfautomation, selfconfiguration, selfdiagnosing and fixing the problem, knowledge and intelligent decisionmaking. Any automation, including smart, cannot be imagined without industrial robots. Along with the fourth industrial revolution, ‘’robotic revolution’’ is taking place in Japan. Robotic revolution refers to the development and research of robotic technology with the aim of using robots in all production processes, and the use of robots in real life, to be of service to a man in daily life. Knowing these facts, an analysis was conducted of the representation of industrial robots in the production processes on the two continents of Europe and Asia /Australia, as well as research that industry is ready for the introduction of intelligent automation with the goal of establishing future smart factories. The paper gives a representation of the automation of production processes in Europe and Asia/Australia, with predictions for the future.
Keywords :
Automation , Collaborative robot , Industrial robot , Production process , Smart factories