The trend to robotic machine tool tending is picking up speed (as well as parts). In this podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Stefan Drakensjo, Vice President, Robots & Applications - Global Business Line Manager – Handling & Machining for ABB. The discussion includes how to define robotic machine tool tending; the benefits robotic automation provides for machine tool material handling applications; the benefits of vision systems; and how workpieces can be handled with robots.