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    Remote monitoring, health and safety lead robotics applications in maintenance
    Industrial Robotics

    Remote monitoring, health and safety lead robotics applications in maintenance

    Thomas Wilk
    “If you've got skilled engineers that can take advantage of using the robots to do the things that are dull, dirty, dangerous, and repetitive, then that's a big advance,” says...
    Podcast: 4 ways 3D printing and robotics are reinventing the healthcare industry
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    Podcast: 4 ways 3D printing and robotics are reinventing the healthcare industry

    Laura Davis
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Laura Davis from New Equipment Digest investigates how new technologies that are staples in the manufacturing space...
    Podcast: Say goodbye to robot wranglers at your warehouse, and say hello to virtual command centers
    Industrial Robotics

    Podcast: Say goodbye to robot wranglers at your warehouse, and say hello to virtual command centers

    Scott Achelpohl
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Michael Bearman from Vecna Robotics explores how to solve robot issues remotely without local intervention.
    What is a cobot?
    Industrial Robotics

    What is a cobot?

    Sean Akell
    Do you need extra support with machine tending or precise and repetitive assembly tasks? A cobot might be the right fit for your facility.
    Robots Are Fighting Deforestation In The Amazon, One Seed At A Time
    The Lighter Side of Manufacturing

    Robots are fighting deforestation in the Amazon, one seed at a time

    Alexis Gajewski
    Every day, it seems, robots are gaining new and innovative skills that were unimaginable only a few years ago.
    Robotics And Ai From The Plant Floor To Your Local Fast Food Restaurant
    The Lighter Side of Manufacturing

    Robotics and AI: From the plant floor to your local fast-food restaurant

    Alexis Gajewski
    Wendy's plans to use an underground autonomous robot system to deliver food to hungry customers in the parking lot.
    Smart Plants Optimize Human And Robotic Processes
    Industrial Automation

    Smart plants optimize human and robotic processes

    Sheila Kennedy
    Sheila Kennedy says speed, safety, and sustainability features are advancing.
    Boston Dynamics Robots Make Their Runway Debut During Paris Fashion Week
    The Lighter Side of Manufacturing

    Boston Dynamics robots make their runway debut during Paris Fashion Week

    Alexis Gajewski
    For the launch of their fall 2023 collection, Coperni partnered with Boston Dynamics to incorporate five of the company’s “Spot” canine robots into their Paris fashion show.
    Want To Improve Your Balance Get An Exoskeleton Suit With Superhuman Reflexes
    The Lighter Side of Manufacturing

    Want to improve your balance? Get an exoskeleton suit with superhuman reflexes.

    Alexis Gajewski
    Despite their many advances, robots are notorious for have poor balance skills. This deficiency, however, might be due to reaction time.
    Robot Can Disassemble And Recycle 200 I Phones An Hour
    The Lighter Side of Manufacturing

    Robot can disassemble and recycle 200 iPhones an hour

    Alexis Gajewski
    Daisy can disassemble 23 different iPhone models, allowing Apple to recover valuable materials within, like rare earth magnets, tungsten, and steel.
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    Industrial Robotics

    Using robots to perform preventive maintenance

    In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how a technology partnership seeks to drive safety as well as enable autonomous condition monitoring.
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    Industrial Robotics

    Cobotics on the rise

    Sheila Kennedy
    Sheila Kennedy says machines and people are working together in harmony as cobots increase in number and scope.
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    Industrial Robotics

    Warehouses are ripe for robotics

    Sheila Kennedy
    Sheila Kennedy says materials handling robots are tackling lift work in harsh environments and monitoring their own condition.
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    Workforce Development

    Who will help build the robots?

    In rural Ohio, a robots specialist creates a training center to develop human talent.
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    Industrial Automation

    Automate 2019: Robots to the rescue?

    Christine LaFave Grace
    Automation seen as a tool to fill manufacturers' labor gaps today and generate new interest in industrial careers going forward
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    Asset Management System

    The robot maintenance you're missing

    Chris Voss
    Tracking these three data points will help you identify and address productivity killers.
    Pipe and tube manufacturer invests $35 million to open first U.S. facility in Louisiana 
    Glass manufacturer fined $145K for repeat safety violations, including a lack of worker training
    Want to be a better industry leader? Improve your soft skills.
    Selecting the ideal predictive maintenance plan for your motors
    Stäubli to expand manufacturing of solar PV components in South Carolina and California
    Rivian receives $827 million incentive package to aid its Illinois plant expansion
    3M invests $67 million to expand safety product manufacturing in Nebraska
    Why are pneumatic lockout valves important?