TY - JOUR AB - This paper presents the results of a survey of Canadian robot users concerning robot reliability and safety. Data on 26 questions were analyzed and the resulting findings are presented in the form of tables, histograms, pie charts, etc. Provides conclusions including the fact that approximately 75 per cent of companies are using robots for commercial purposes; most general types of robots used in industry are intelligent robots; frequently ineffective maintenance manuals are provided by the robot manufacturers; and robotā€related problems are generally less than 50 per year. VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1355-2511 DO - 10.1108/13552510010311336 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13552510010311336 AU - Dhillon B.S. AU - Aleem M.A. PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - A report on robot reliability and safety in Canada: a survey of robot users T2 - Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 61 EP - 74 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -