This document summarizes an presentation on industrial automation. It defines industrial automation as delegating human control functions to equipment to increase productivity, quality and safety while reducing costs. Benefits include simplified operation, improved working conditions and production of better quality products at lower costs. Potential disadvantages are worker redundancy leading to unemployment, security threats, and high initial costs. The presentation outlines common industrial automation tools and hierarchy levels, and concludes with an example of lights-out manufacturing facilities that operate entirely using robots.