IFR(International Federation of Robotics,國際機器人聯合會、國際機器人聯盟)在每年的秋季都會發表全球機器人的裝置統計數量,他們以刊物出版的型式,呈現全球機器人裝置數量的統計,包括了各領域的機器人裝置量消長、各個國家工業機器人的密度變化等等。今年年中,位於德國法蘭克福的IFR統計部門(Statistical Department)與VDMA(Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau,德國機械設備製造業聯合會)的Robotics + Automation組織,運用線上會議的方式舉行了全球的機器人供應商委員會(IFR Robot Suppliers Committee)。IFR邀請中國、德國、日本、美國、韓國、加拿大、俄羅斯、英國、法國、丹麥、台灣等國家的機器人公協會代表,參與此線上會議;線上會議主要探討的議題有:1.全球工業機器人的裝置量統計。2.OPC機器人共同的規範(OPC Robotics Companion Specification)。3.機器人易用性佈署的探討。本文將針對此三個議題進行論述。
IFR publishes statistics on the number of global robot installations in the fall every year. They present this statistics number in the form of publications, including robots in various fields. The growth and decline of the volume of equipment, the density change of industrial robots and so on. This year, the IFR Statistical Department in Frankfurt, Germany and the Robotics + Automation Association of VDMA held the IFR Robot Suppliers Committee using an online meeting. They invited representatives from China, Germany, Japan, United States, South Korea, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Taiwan and other countries of the Robot Association to participate. The main topics discussed in this online conference are: 1. Global Industrial Robots Statistics of the number of installations; 2. OPC Robotics Companion Specification; 3. Discussion on the ease of deployment of industrial robots.