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At the same time, automation is becoming more viable. Robot prices have fallen by more than 50 percent since 1990, making automation more affordable for manufacturers. Breakthroughs in AI, especially in machine vision, have enabled tasks such as quality inspection and object picking to be automated in more settings. The automation ecosystem has also grown rapidly, as startups and hyperscalers have joined established providers with a growing range of ready-to-use solutions.