Robots aren’t good at everything. Lifting things is something they’re usually good at — but picking things up is not. Actually grasping items is a challenge for your average robot. Rexroth often provides a choice of arm extensions to help robots grasp things, but still they have trouble. Different sizes of items, different shapes, disorganized… Read more »
Some people believe that robots will take over human jobs and throw millions of people out of work. Other people believe that robots will increase productivity, allowing growth and creating new jobs. Turns out they’;re all right — but not in the way you might think. Dr. Lynn Wu of the Wharton School lays it… Read more »
Rexroth is intimately acquainted with the Panama Canal, the waterway that links the Atlantic to the Pacific. Built early in the 20th century, the canal shaved months off of transport from the East Coast to the West Coast. It has continued to be an important part of supply chains for the United States — it… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
There are fatal errors and non-fatal errors. That doesn’t mean that the non-fatal errors are unimportant. But in some cases the fix can be very simple. Simple solutions You might be surprised by the number of different things that can cause a non-fatal error. And you certainly can be surprised by how many of those… Read more »
Danish robotics company Kassow Robots joined Bosch Rexroth last year, expanding Rexroth’s offerings with their cobots — collaborative robots. Cobots are an important part of the modern factory. What’s a cobot? Cobots, or collaborative robots, are automated workers designed to work safely alongside human beings. Where your average industrial robot needs to be confined to… Read more »
Hydrogen is our lightest element, a no-emissions source of energy that produces nothing in the way of waste but ordinary water. The energy from hydrogen is produced by a chemical reaction. Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen power is a good bet. Rexroth has been working with hydrogen for years… Read more »
Indramat’s AC servo motors were a significant innovation in the industrial automation industry. But what really sets AC and DC motors apart? DC motors We’ll start with the standard DC motor, which is powered through a two wire connection and continuously spins at an average speed of 5000 rpms. Now the actual speed of… Read more »
