Adoption of Robotics Technology Transfer in Iran

In this study, we concentrate on the realm of technology transfer in robotics technology in Iran. Actually, using industrial robots in Iran is very narrow. However, the adoption and learning process have very significant characteristics of social issues in the country. As a matter of fact, in the sectors of manufacturing which are very high robots density it is shown that learning by doing is the main source of organizational productivity. Analyzing of the total factor productivity index exposed that although these sectors move to be more capital-intensive production, the labor productivity improved dramatically. This phenomenon represents the adoption of labor with robots densities in those sectors. We analyze high robot density sectors of manufacturing with the sectors which do not have any significant robotics investment. Our finding outlined the fact that in the industries in Iran, which have the same investment in capital-intensive technologies of production at the same economic indicators, the degree of adoption of labor strongly correlated to robotics technology investment. This argument represents positive social elements in the mechanism of technology transfer concept summarized at first paragraph. In this paper, we concentrated on the parameters underling in this phenomenon in Iran. Interestingly in contrast to other capital-intensive technology transfers which are done in governmental research institutes, the robotics technology transfer has been done at producer level due to loan and owner investments. Identifying existence of self-organizing social mechanism is the explanation of the discussion. In the present work, we focus on the experiences of industries and the effects of robotics technology on the total factors of productivity