The first game of the football season had some surprising fans in the stands: a collection of humanoid robots. The game was between the Miami Dolphins and the Los Angeles Chargers, and fans from both sides seem to have enjoyed the unusual attendees. On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, several people shared photos…. Read more »
Worker deaths have decreased from 38 per day in 1970 to 13 a day in 2020, nationwide. What else has changed since 1970? Well, in 1971 microprocessors were invented, leading to increasing use of computers. This followed the 1969 invention of the 6-axis robotic arm, and the two innovations led to far greater automation in… Read more »
Collaborative robots are an area of growth in industrial automation. In some cases, collaborative robots — or cobots — are only collaborative in that they have sensors and safety features that make them less dangerous to human sin close proximity. In other cases, the robots may work together with humans who place items, receive items,… Read more »
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 »
Although the top 10 most exciting projects Rexroth has helped with are, well, exciting, we’re equally excited by practical applications of servo technology to do things like increase production. The rig Rexroth made for Master and Commander to “float” a ship is really neat but names like Hershey’s, Nestle, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Modelo, and Wilson Sporting Goods affect our daily… 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 »
When Goss International won the Siemens Award, Jeff Upchurch, senior vice president of Research and Development, said it was all part of their mission to ” improve productivity and short-run agility while reducing waste and maintenance requirements.” This is what automation is about, in a sort of jargon-filled way. Let’s break it down: Improve productivity–… 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 »
