Rexroth error codes show up when there is a problem with your Rexroth motion control systems. Don’t panic! These codes are there to help you. The overview Rexroth error codes have one letter and four numbers in the string. Often, the first item in the code is “F.” That means it’s a fault. A code… Read more »
Industrial robots are not usually like human beings in any way. They’re not distinguishable as having a race, class, or caste. It doesn’t usually matter what color they are, and they’re not subservient or dominating — in fact, these questions don’t even make sense for industrial robots. For service robots, social robots, and even some… Read more »
Your factory is probably taking advantage of the cold temperatures to keep your servo cold and functioning properly. After all, why pay to keep things air-conditioned when you don’t need to? The problem with relying on unconditioned air to keep your servo drives and servomotors cool is that the moisture or lack of moisture in… Read more »
Supply chain disruptions were major problems during the pandemic. Then the war in Ukraine affected supply chains. Now we’re seeing problems in the major shipping canals of the world. In particular, the Suez Canal, which accounts for 10% of global shipping, and the Panama Canal, which carries 5%. Trade through the Suez Canal has dropped… Read more »
Musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are the most common workplace injury, costing the nation $17 billion a year. Accordingly, the National Safety Council created the MSD Solutions Lab. The lab supports the Council’s three aspects of MSD solutions: MSD risk reduction innovation and collaboration safety culture Companies were asked to take a pledge to uphold these… Read more »
Workplace wellness programs deliver $4.00 in increased productivity for every $1.00 pent. Or they do nothing. Ir depends which study you read. The programs are ineffective Harvard Medical School shared the findings of a highly scientific controlled trial of a workplace wellness program compared workers who participated in a wellness program with those who did… Read more »
There are so many Indradrive error messages that you probably can’t memorize them all — especially since Rexroth doesn’t break down enough to give you much experience with any of those codes. E2061 might be worth memorizing, though. E2061 is the prewarning for device overload. It means that the load for the drive has exceeded… Read more »
Researchers at Stanford have built a robot that does a pretty impressive job of cooking. ALOHA (stands for “a low-cost open-source hardware teleoperation system for bimanual operation”) can do a better job than a lot of humans, and it only cost $32,000. It even cleans up after itself. ALOHA uses off-the-shelf parts, 3-D printed hardware,… Read more »
Rexroth makes the best motion control systems on the planet… but it’s a little more complicated than that. Rexroth is the company that acquired Indramat, the innovative electric drive and control company, in the 20th century. You can still see that heritage in the Indradrive series, along with Indramotion, Indracontrol, and Indralogic. But Rexroth joined… Read more »
It’s time for the Consumer Electronics Show, which means that the latest home robots are on display. One to watch is Billie, a robot that looks like a yellow bowling ball. Ballie rolls around and talks to you. It can also project things on your wall, ceiling, or floor. You can interface it with smart… Read more »
