Manufacturing slowed in January with harsh weather conditions but perked up again in February, according to S&P Global. In fact, manufacturing reached a 17-month peak this month. The manufacturing PMI clocked a 51.5, the best since 2022. Employment in manufacturing rose, as did new orders, but price jumps settled down, limiting concerns about inflation. Production… Read more »
Indramat Error Code F860 is a critical error code for Indramat drives, indicating Overcurrent: Short in Power Stage. This means the transistor current in the power stage has more than doubled the device’s peak current rating, triggering a shutdown to prevent further damage. Causes Several factors can trigger this error: Short circuit in the motor… Read more »
Neuralink, a brain chip startup founded by Elon Musk in 2016, offers a revolutionary technology: brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). These devices aim to create a direct communication channel between the human brain and external systems, bypassing the limitations of our natural senses and muscles. While still in its early stages, Neuralink carries immense potential, sparking both… Read more »
Rosie the robot maid is not available for purchase and most experts don’t expect to see anything like her in the next decade. But a new take on a home service robot is providing some optimism. Stretch, an off-the-shelf robot, paired with open source AI, can now respond to commands like “Pick up the brown… Read more »
The imminent end of the human workforce is a recurring news headline. Any advancement in automation, robotics, or artificial intelligence is usually followed with predictions of low-skill workers ultimately being forced into unemployment. Nobody knows what the future holds, but there’s certainly good reason why people are concerned about automation’s effect on employment. There are… Read more »
A new general-purpose humanoid robot looks different from the other humanoids we’ve seen. Eve, a Norwegian entry from 1X, wears clothes, moves smoothly using wheels instead of galumphing around like a typical bipedal bot, and manipulates objects well. Of course, our experience has led us to wonder, first, is this a better robot or just… Read more »
What do you do if your Indramat motor stops working? Many people start looking to buy a replacement, but replacing a legacy servo motor isn’t as simple as you might think. Here are a couple of things you should know before you buy a new Indramat servo motor. Finding a legacy servo motor is a… Read more »
Here’s the song, in case you don’t get the reference. But if the robots aren’t exactly tiptoeing through the tulips, they are traveling through them in some other way, identifying those that are affected by disease. Tulips are subject to viruses. That is in fact how the lovely Rembrandt tulips get their amazing colors. The… Read more »
Robot babysitters are not a new idea, but Nissan Motor and Japanese baby store Akachan Honpo have a new idea for parents who get distracted by crying babies in their cars. Learning that 60% of Japanese parents drive with their babies and no helper each week, the pair of companies got together to create a… Read more »
There’s constant talk about robots taking jobs from people. You’ve got nurses who are concerned about robo-care-givers, factory workers who cast sideways glances at the already automated tasks around them, and cab drivers who stay awake at night cursing self-driving cars. According to MIT labor economist David Autor, we don’t need to worry — robots… Read more »
