GTAC 2015: Robot Assisted Test Automation

Explore the future of test automation with robotics, optimizing complex interactions between hardware components, and ensuring seamless UI performance across devices and ecosystems.

Key takeaways
  • Testing automation is crucial for ensuring complex interaction between hardware components, and robotics is a way to achieve this.
  • OptoFidelity is a company that specializes in robot-assisted test and measurement automation.
  • The keynote speaker highlights how complicated it is to use software-based instrumentation in product testing.
  • The main focus of the talk is on how robotics is a new and efficient way to test devices, such as smartphones and tablets.
  • The company is focusing on developing solutions for testing and characterizing the UI performance of mobile devices.
  • The talk emphasizes the importance of providing solutions that can be used across different devices and operating systems.
  • The company is also working on providing solutions for testing and validation of devices in the production line.
  • The speaker mentions that the use of software-based agents can measure and test the user experience of mobile devices.
  • The talk highlights the importance of measuring the quality of the user interface on mobile devices, and how this can be done using robotics and external sensors.
  • The company is looking for ways to characterize the touch sensor and its accuracy in mobile devices.
  • The speaker mentions that there is a growing trend of using robots for testing devices, and that it will be a big part of the future of testing.
  • The company is currently focused on delivering solutions for testing and characterizing the UI performance of mobile devices.
  • The talk highlights the importance of providing solutions that can be used across different ecosystems and platforms.
  • The company is also working on providing solutions for testing and validation of wearables, cars, and other devices.
  • The speaker emphasizes the importance of testing and validating the user interface on devices, and how this can be done using robotics.