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seegrid.com Visualize Your Enterprise with Seegrid Robotic Solutions Robots: Creating Jobs by Unlocking Value Presentation to the Congressional Robotics Caucus July 25, 2013
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seegrid.com Outline What is “Unlocking Value”? How do robots unlock value? How does that benefit the economy and create jobs? What activities are enabled by robots? 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 2
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seegrid.com Economics (Debate) Productivity growth increases employment opportunities Competition drives productivity growth Technology enables productivity growth Technology causes job shifts Productivity improvements can offset losses to global competition 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 3
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seegrid.com Costs of Production 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 4 Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities
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seegrid.com US Competitive Position 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 5 Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities The US is competitive in most costs, including labor, and has an advantage in energy Advantage Neutral Disadvantage
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seegrid.com Inefficiencies Drive Up Costs 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 6 Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities
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seegrid.com Inefficiency & Effects Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Waiting – Idle Wastes Errors Unnecessary Moves Excess Material Variability, inconsistency 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 7 Increase costs in all areas Automation Reduces Inefficiencies
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seegrid.com Robots remove a slice of the cost pie Remove non-value adding functions Reduce errors, yield loss Reduce variability – increase capacity, reduce capital requirements Reduce energy requirements 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 8
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seegrid.com US Competitive Position with Robots 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 9 Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Use of Automation reduces the impact of higher wages, construction and capital costs Advantage Neutral Disadvantage Improved
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seegrid.com Advantages are Unlocked and Opportunities Increase 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 10 Sales Management Transport Capital Taxes R&D Overhead Energy Materials Labor Facilities Increased competitiveness allows new opportunities to “on-shore” and “stay home” Advantage Neutral Disadvantage
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seegrid.com ROBOTS ENABLE WHOLE (NEW) INDUSTRIES Wait, there’s more
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seegrid.com Its not just manufacturing Automation and robotics are typically discussed with respect to manufacturing efficiencies It is really about operating efficiencies Delivering services employs MOST people Robots enable growth in all kinds of industries that cannot be “sent offshore” 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 12
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seegrid.com Operations in space 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 13
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seegrid.com Safety, security 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 14
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seegrid.com Same day shipping 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 15
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seegrid.com Semiconductor Fab 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 16
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seegrid.com Complex Surgery 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 17
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seegrid.com Warehouse Operations 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 18
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seegrid.com Thank You 7/25/2013 © Seegrid Corp 2013 19 Mitchell Weiss COO Seegrid Corp. mweiss@seegrid.com
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