document: Shaping the future . BendWizard : a tool for off-line programming of robotic tending systems Setting up a robot to make metal cabinets or cases for desktop computers can be a complex operation . For instance , one expert might be required to carry out a feasibility study , and then another to actually program the robot . Understandably , the need for so much expertise , and the time that 's required , generally limits the usefulness of automation to high-volume production . Workshops producing parts in batches smaller than 50 or so , or which rely heavily on semiskilled operators , are therefore often discouraged from investing in automation , and so miss out on its many advantages . What is needed is a software tool that operators without special knowledge of robotics , or with no more than rudimentary CAD skills , can use . One which allows easy offline programming and simulation of the work cell on a PC
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