The debate over whether robots will leave humans unemployed continues. But the other half of the conversation — will robot solve the hiring issues that plague manufacturing — has gotten a positive boost. It’s hard for manufacturers to find qualified workers. It’s also hard for small to medium sized manufacturers to come up with the… Read more »
One visitor to the Rexroth Factory of the Future demonstration was a little bit bemused by the smart drill press. A drill press, he clearly felt, doesn’t need to be all that smart. But after going through the full experience, he had a different takeaway. “The drill press demonstration drove home the point that with… Read more »
MIT Technology Review is introducing the world’s smartest robot arm. They begin with a reminder about the limitations of robot arms: they can’t do anything they haven’t been programmed to do, they can’t tell a marshmallow from a cube of lead, and picking up any single piece of chicken and setting it into a bento… Read more »
