GTAC 2015: Robot Assisted Test Automation

Chris Hacker

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.