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FOLLOWING its launch in June, the Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory (Amerial) is set to bolster the metals and engineering sectors and allied industries as the Philippines takes part in the "fourth industrial revolution" or IR 4.0. Amerial was built with a P40.9-million project of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) through the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) in partnership with the Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines. The laboratory houses state-of-the-art equipment such as the Smart Factory Learning System; a six-axis collaborative robot; and a mechatronics training kit for pneumatics, programmable logic controllers, and human-machine interface.

By making industrial automation processes more accessible, Amerial could achieve its aim of enhancing the technological and workforce competitiveness of local enterprises in the global market thereby improving economic productivity at the national level. The new facility will serve as the central hub for collaborative innovation and training on other "disruptive" technologies such as mechatronics and robotics - thus aiding the transformation of the country's capacity to integrate with the IR4.0-ready world economy.