A new study claims that the market for robotics — largely though not exclusively in industry — will grow by more than 17% in the next five years. Their other major claim? The big news for robotics in the next five years won’t be collaborative robots or VR or cyborgs, but robotics in the cloud…. Read more »
Rolf Najork, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bosch Rexroth AG, recently pointed out an issue with machine safety that will be unavoidable if we continue on our current path in factory technology. A machine which is correctly built and properly configured will be as safe as possible. It will continue to follow its programming… Read more »
In a new article, Rexroth calls out the maintenance tricks that cost companies the most dough. We’ll talk about a couple of our favorites — or maybe we should say our least favorites, since these are the ones we see most often causing our clients trouble. Wait till the problem is already a problem Sometimes… Read more »
Manufacturing in the United States seems to be suffering from a crisis of confidence. Reshoring has been up and down, on and off, in and out so frequently over the years that it’s hard to read any more predictions. Jobs in manufacturing increase and productivity rises, so we probably should be more optimistic than we… Read more »
You know about Pokemon Go, even if you haven’t succumbed to the charms of the game. You know about it because you’ve seen flocks of players on street corners looking like seals sunning themselves on rocks while they stare at their phones. Or maybe your last walk with your kid involved multiple episodes of bumping… Read more »
A new world record has been set. 1,007 dancing robots shook their mechanical booties for one full minute to accomplish this feat at the 2016 Qingdao International Beer Festival. While this is pretty cool to watch on video and must have been even more cool to watch in person, does it actually have value in… Read more »
Boston Dynamics is sending a robot out for a walk. It’s not that impressive on the surface, since the robot requires eight humans to do things like carry its electric cords and other similar services. It also doesn’t accomplish anything but walking. Not only can humans do this without a support entourage, but so can… Read more »
Maybe you’re still reliving the best moments of the Republican National Convention. Maybe you’re following the Democratic National Convention with excitement. Maybe you’re upset because your favorite candidate didn’t get the nomination. Whatever your political feelings, you have to be wondering, will the election affect manufacturing? The Alliance for American Manufacturing held events around both… Read more »
Some tech forecasters have suggested that virtual reality will be the big news this year, not the Internet of Things. Others scoff, saying that IoT vs. VR comes down to dollars — and the numbers are on IoT’s side. So are you on Team VR or Team IoT? Rexroth does both, using virtual reality to… Read more »
We’ve always said that Rexroth makes the best motion control on the planet. This is why we can so frequently report on the amazing cool stuff Rexroth is involved in: The Panama Canal The Bolshoi Ballet European soccer There’s more — lots more. If there’s something cool going on anywhere on earth, from oceanic alternative… Read more »
