Monthly Archives: November 2023

Rexroth Error F8069

When your Rexroth electric industrial motion control devices have a problem, they will show you an error code. Typically these codes begin with “E” or “F” and the letter is followed by four digits. Error F8069 shows that there is an error in the internal +/‑15 Volt supply. You’ll see this error with IndraDrive units…. Read more »

How to Plan a Robot

General purpose humanoid robots are still making headlines. Tesla’s expanding their hiring for their Optimus project. Sanctuary AI says its general purpose robot is able to do tasks with human-like intelligence. Pollen Robotics has created Reachy, an open-source humanoid platform that can be programmed with Python. FigureAI has big plans, too, As their website puts… Read more »

Robot Takeovers and Philosophical Problems

We continue to see headlines about robots taking over human jobs. This is not a new fear, but the new possibilities of generative AI have brought the concern back to the forefront recently. Is this a problem? Recent studies have suggested that clerical jobs will be taken on by Chat GPT and its descendants quite… Read more »