Automated Mobile Robots (AMRs) drive efficiency in sectors like healthcare and manufacturing, reducing costs, improving safety, and addressing labor shortages. However, the rise in AMR usage brings cybersecurity risks, as these robots are both physical and digital entities. They are at risk of hacking and other vulnerabilities similar to traditional software systems. Mishaps involving AMRs can lead to serious operational consequences. Industry expert Joe Tenga underscores the importance of understanding specific vulnerabilities and proposes strategies for safeguarding AMRS against cyber threats.
AMRs reduce costs, improve safety, and address labor shortages, while delivering a rapid return on investment.
As industries rush to adopt AMRs, they're also inadvertently exposing themselves to cybersecurity risks.
The digital aspects of AMRs are vulnerable to the same degradation, bugginess, or malicious misuse and damage as any software-dependent program.
In the health industry, if a robot's operation includes access to personal information, it could result in a HIPAA violation.
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