The annual Consumer Electronics Show included an artistic installation of robot pole dancers. What was the point? Plenty of observers have come up with meanings for the automated strippers. Robots will take over all kinds of jobs — even the jobs of pole dancers in strip clubs. Humans have moved so far from human… Read more »
We get lots of calls for field service for Rexroth electric industrial drives. Some of our callers are large companies with the budget to get their troubleshooting and repairs done properly, and those are happy calls all the way around. We’re happy to help, they’re happy to get their problem solved. Everybody’s happy. I got… Read more »
A New York Times article from the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality offers an alternative view of the effect of automation on human workers. Americans worry a lot about robots taking over jobs, and they have good reason to worry about this. The reshoring phenomenon appears to be bringing production back to the States,… Read more »
Back in 2010, Designfax posted a great headline: “Waterproof Servos are Here, Robot Fish Rejoice.” Eight years later, robot fish may or may not be rejoicing, but they are heading to Antarctica to do something human beings cannot. They’re doing research on the sheet of ice keeping frigid antarctic waters in place. Their goal… Read more »
We wish you a happy, productive New Year. Don’t forget to put our number in your phone so you can get fast service when you need Rexroth electric motion control in the New Year. (479) 422-0390. We look forward to serving you in 2018.
Can your IndraDrive Control work with third-party motors? The answer is yes, but be careful. Many factories use Rexroth modules from different time depths together. With careful configuration, there’s no reason to update all your machinery when you update one piece. Retrofitting legacy units with new sensors can breathe new life into older machinery. Reman… Read more »
Wired magazine reports that 2017 ushered in the Golden Age of Robotics, which should really take off in the coming year. They point to the food delivery robots and household robots, not one of which can reliably make you a cup of coffee yet. Self-driving vehicles are a reality, though, and robot coworkers are… Read more »
Happy Holidays! We hope you won’t have any emergencies, but if you do, we’re ready to help.
Experts in industrial automation agree: getting servo drives out of the cabinet is important. What’s wrong with cabinets? Servo drives are kept in cabinets for protection. Avoiding overheating and damage from dirt extends the life of your servo system and keeps your system from malfunctioning. The controlled environment of a cooled cabinet provides a high… Read more »
More accurately, Rexroth helped venerable tea company Yamamotoyama get out of hot water with their product packaging machinery. Yamamotoyama began as a company in 1690, giving it an even longer pedigree than Rexroth.One of their most important accomplishments was to make green tea available to everyone, not just to the wealthy. They still specialize in… Read more »
