Zimmerman, T.
, Pease, M.
and Dawson, M.
(2025),
An Improved Robotic Workcell for Operational Technology (OT) Research, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8604, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960050
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An Improved Robotic Workcell for Operational Technology (OT) Research
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has constructed a discrete manufacturing workcell to support its operational technology (OT) and critical infrastructure research. This work is an improvement on the "Collaborative Robotics Testbed" that has been in-use by NIST for almost ten years, and described in the report NIST IR 8089. The primary intent of the workcell is to emulate a real-world discrete manufacturing system as closely as possible without replicating an entire manufacturing production line or facility. This paper describes the goals, objectives, design, implementation, measurement systems, and operational use of the workcell in support of NIST's research mission, specifically in the topics of cybersecurity, digital twins, supply chain traceability, and industrial artificial intelligence.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8604
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operational technology, industrial artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, cyber-security, robotics, digital twin, supply chain traceability
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Created December 18, 2025