Is That a Robot in My Factory? Jim McCoym, CIO, Raytheon Missile Systems [NYSE: RTN] Jim McCoym, CIO, Raytheon Missile Systems [NYSE: RTN] When you walk into the factories at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona, don’t be surprised to find robots working side-by-side with humans on the production lines. These automated workers have long had a place in other industries such as automotive, but thanks to some significant investments in manufacturing, the world’s largest missile maker has made the move to automation. “We’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the last few years to upgrade and modernize our factories,” said Kim Ernzen, Vice President, Raytheon Missile Systems Operations. “Robots are now performing lower level, repeatable tasks such as applying glue to the lens of a missile seeker.”