10059. COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS IN U.S. INDUSTRY. An investigation which traces the history, development, application and future of computer-aided manufacturing. Following a review of CAM (computer aided manufacturing), the analysis traces some of the problems U.S. manufacturers have had in justifying investment and implementing the technology. The robotics industry is examined as a case in point. The state of the industry in the U.S. versus Japan is considered in depth. Concludes with a closer look at the future of computer assisted manufacturing. 21 pages, 42 footnotes, 27 bibliographic sources.