At the 2019 Robotics Summit & Expo, executives from Verizon, Qualcomm, and other companies emphasized the importance of readiness for the variety of robotics applications that 5G will enable.

In the MassTLC 5G Robotics Challenge, teams are working to develop robots for industrial and other uses. They will have access to resources from Ericsson, Verizon, and Waypoint Robotics.

Ease of use is a key factor in getting new industries and small and medium-sized companies to adopt automation. Robotics companies are doing a much better job keeping end users in mind when designing products, but for too long that was not the case. Fetch Robotics, Ready Robotics and Waypoint Robotics, among many others, come…