PHOTO:Sameer Gandhi MD OMRON Automation India playing with FORPHEUS Table Tennis Robot at Elecrama 2016 Bangalore
February 14 2016: One of the most notable displays at the ELCREMA show in Bangalore now ongoing wasFORPHEUS- the Ping Pong Robot created by Omron. Adding one more dimension to the theme of Pure Possibility, the robot is a practical manifestation of the concept of “harmony between humans and machines".
Designed on Omron’s core technology of “Sensing & Control + Think”, the world-renowned robot plays ping-pong not only with greater accuracy but also returns the ball to allow its partner a longer rally - that is setting in place a harmony and not competition.
Says Takehito Maeda, MD, OMRON Asia Pacific, Pte Ltd., Industrial Automation Business: “India is occupying a much more prominent position in the global manufacturing setup. The rising levels of disposable incomes, urbanization, rural demand, and financial inclusion are some of the other key factors expected to have a positive effect on the manufacturing sector in the country. And as manufacturing grows in India, so will the demand for factory automation which creates and opportunity for us playing a much bigger role in the lives of people of India, making it an important growth region for Omron in Asia Pacific.”