The IoT will promote sales of 95.000 new generation robots up 2016, according to the Vint Institute

The arrival of the Internet of things (IoT) will bring about the so-called 'Fourth Industrial Revolution', by integrating information technologies (OF) with operational technology (TO), better known until now as industrial automation, that according to the third report of the Vint Institute, will mean that between 2013 y 2016 will sell more than 95.000 new generation robots.

The third report on the Internet of Things published by the Vint Institute, the trends laboratory Soget, analyzes this new stage of the IoT that is characterized by the combination of mental work, physical and mechanical, through Internet integration, sensors and embedded systems, in what is now called the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution', by integrating IT with operational or industrial automation technology.

The forecasts of this institute point to the sale of more than 95.000 new generation robots 2013 a 2016, which will mean a turnover of about 10.000 million euros in said period. This segment will be one of those that will experience the greatest growth within the industrial automation market, that currently moves 200.000 million euros.

In this sense, Telecommunications companies anticipate that they will have a key position due to the need for networks that make M2M solutions possible (machine-machine). In fact, the consultant Machina Research calculates that in 2016 there will be 12.500 millions of operational SIM cards to allow this type of communication and that the M2M market will generate more business volume than the entire mobile telephone industry as a whole, which now represents the 1,5% of world GDP.

Sogeti Trend Lab Study Makes Three Recommendations to Accelerate OT-IT Integration: “that companies consider their operations in relation to the telecommunications sector, since it is essential to achieve success with M2M protocols. In second place, give top priority to the integration of OT and IT in the digital transformation agenda. The combination of these totally different worlds is the key and one of the most important challenges will be to change the corporate culture. Finally, and looking to the future, “Initiatives must be developed to close the gap between OT and IT in educational and training programs”.

IT/OT integration leads to cost reduction as a result of predictive maintenance and better human-machine interaction. It is estimated that the improvement of assets, in which intelligent maintenance plays an important role, will reach a sum of 475 million euros.

Según Meno van Doorn, director of the Vint Institute and one of the authors of these studies, “the 'marriage' between OT and IT represents a new step in the industrial revolution, which is already visible in many ways. As an example, In London, public transport passengers pay less if their transport is late than if it is punctual. “This IoT application combines information from the train traffic operating system with data from the passenger information system.”.

Another advantageous aspect is that, For example, “Car manufacturers or oil refineries can save billions when they deploy sensor technology, capable of predicting the failure of machine parts. The forecast is that over time the M2M communication market will exceed the size of the mobile technology market.”, subraya Van Doorn.

'The Fourth Industrial Revolution, building a bridge between OT and IT' is the third in a series of four reports on the Internet of Things, of which Digital AV Magazine has been echoed. The first, published in the fall of 2013, titled 'Internet of Things', business opportunities'; the second, called 'Empathic things', is dedicated to connecting to the Internet in, on and around the human body, and was published at the beginning of this year. The final report will be 'Smart Cities, 'Looking to the future for high-tech home and living environments', whose data will be known in a few months.