People have different ideas about robots depending on what their interests or experiences are. Movie-goers and sci-fi fans think of robots as mechanical beings that can walk, talk, and feel human emotions. If you live in Japan you might think about the robotic, bear-shaped caregivers designed to assist the aging population. If you work in… Read more »
Most consumers don’t really put much thought into packaging. They won’t notice the subtle changes made to a plastic bottle that could literally save tons of waste material in a year. In fact they might not even notice that the packaging for their favorite brands has probably changed a dozen times since they started purchasing… Read more »
There’s an army of hideous spike-covered creatures, each with 21 arms, looking to destroy Australia. Well, army might be a bit of an exaggeration, and it’s not like they’re actively trying to destroy Australia, and the aforementioned hideous creatures are actually starfish. But these starfish do pose a real threat to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef,… Read more »
When it comes to military prowess and Olympic basketball teams, few countries can compare to the United States; however, performance in math and science is quite a different story. A survey released earlier this year from the Pew Research Center reported that less than 30% of Americans rate U.S. K-12 science and math education above… Read more »
Robots have been a popular feature in movies and on television for … well pretty much as long as there have been movies and television. These robots come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes big screen robots can talk, sometimes they have human emotions, and sometimes they are totally indistinguishable from human beings altogether. At… Read more »
Labor Day is meant to recognize and celebrate the efforts and achievements of all American workers, but working in manufacturing gives you a deeper appreciation for the holiday. Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September, and has been ever since it was legally made a holiday by congress in 1894. There were… Read more »
The next revolution in manufacturing is incredibly close at hand. People are making grand predictions about the Internet of Things and all of the amazing changes that will inevitably result from something as huge as interconnectivity between machinery and computers in the manufacturing industry. People have every right to get excited about the IoT and… Read more »
It’s normal to be a little skeptical when someone starts claiming that they can see the future and predict what will happen before it actually does. Clairvoyance is something too mystical to seem believable. Predicting the future is reserved for mythological beings such as the Greek Cassandra or Tiresias, not for those of us who… Read more »
What do you do if you want to learn how to cook up some pancakes? First, you might do a quick online search for “how to cook pancakes”. Once you’ve read through the basic process, you’ll have a pretty good understanding of how things are done, but you might want to have your friend, who… Read more »
Imagine living in a world without servomotors. For many people this is easy to do. The average person goes through their daily life without knowing what a servo is, and without knowing how important servomotors truly are. These people might assume that they never come in contact with servos, and therefore if servomotors were to… Read more »
