Marialena Perpiraki wrote for The Collector on the subject of Ancient Greek robots. We were surprised. We knew that Leonardo Da Vinci designed robots during the Renaissance and that clockwork creatures existed in the 18th century, but we had never thought of Ancient Greece as a home for automation. Hephaestus was the god of fire,… Read more »
Geordie Rose, the chief executive of Sanctuary AI explained the business value of his company’s new humanoid robot, Phoenix. “The long term total addressable market is the biggest one that’s ever existed in the history of business and technology,” he told the BBC. “The labor market.” Manufacturers continue to face a severe labor shortage. The… Read more »
Rexroth is presenting new CTRX solutions for CPG at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Rexroth’s CTRLX solutions for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) represent a transformative leap in the industrial automation landscape. In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and evolving consumer demands, CPG manufacturers are under immense pressure to enhance productivity, optimize processes, and ensure… Read more »
The International Labor Office took a look at how AI might change human work patterns in the future. Focusing on Chat GPT-4, the study determined that clerical work is likely to go the way of the dinosaurs. 24% of the tasks can just be taken over directly by generative AI tools, and another 58% of… Read more »
Error codes give you insight into what might be wrong with your Rexroth motion control systems. It’s much better than having to stare at it blankly and hope for inspiration. But some error messages can be confusing. For example, these are two different Rexroth error messages: F8025 Overvoltage in power section F8028 Overcurrent in power… Read more »
56% of the American workforce consists of people without a college education. In the past, these workers could count on manufacturing to provide a solid career. They could expect to buy a house, raise a family, and maybe send their kids to college. Has all that changed? Haves and have-nots Since the 1980s, and even… Read more »
“The factory of the future will have only two employees,” said Warren G. Bennis, “a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” We haven’t reached that point. Machines are, however, becoming more fully automated and more… Read more »
The United States is #6 in robot density among nations, but that doesn’t reflect the reality across the nation. Some parts of the U.S. have hardly any robots in play, while other regions make a much more robust showing. Which region has the most robots? The Midwest is the winner. These states have the highest… Read more »
We’re happy to provide support for your Rexroth Electric Industrial Motion Control over the phone. Often, we can diagnose the problem confidently in a single conversation, and get you on your way back to servo motor health quickly. We are also happy to provide field service. With one simple exception. If you have already had… Read more »
Manufacturers are working toward smarter factories, smarter networks, and smarter robots. But at least two sociologists think that dumb robots might actually have some benefits as collaborative machines. This is counter-intuitive, certainly, and it’s swimming against the tide as robotics researchers strive for safer and more collaborative robots. The experiment The Yale sociologists gave teams,… Read more »
