“You look at other robotics peers that have spent over a billion dollars in a decade to build a robot dog that has no job,” said Andrew Ashur, founder of Lucid Bots. We sometimes feel frustration at the number of unemployed robots hitting the headlines, too. Proof of concept Sure, innovation requires open-minded research and… Read more »
When your Indramat drives mess up — and it doesn’t happen often — they give you an error code which you can then look up in a troubleshooting manual and address. There are two error codes that might be especially mystifying now: E296 Number of EcoX slaves incorrect E410 Slave not scanned, or address =… Read more »
Hellen Obiri of Kenya will race at the Paris Olympics wearing a pair of shoes manufactured in a completely new way. The Cloudboom Strike LS from On is not created from pieces cut from patterns and sewn together, as is usual with shoes. Instead, the uppers are made of a translucent filament sprayed onto the… Read more »
How tall do you think the world’s tallest autonomous robot is? You might not have guessed that it’s 40 feet tall. It is. It’s a global visibility platform. It travels through the warehouses it works in, scans everything, and creates a digital twin of the warehouse. It has to be as tall as the highest… Read more »
The economy in the United States is cooling. This is not a bad thing; in fact, economists have been hoping for a gradually cooling economy to reduce inflation and wage acceleration. It could even help with the ongoing layout shortages. The alternative could be a recession or continuing inflation. However, there may still be discomfort… Read more »
There are many times when what you need is a good business near you. You might need a local hairdresser, a doctor in your vicinity, or a neighborhood coffee shop. But — at least when you use Indramat servos — you probably don’t need a servo repair shop near you. No service calls First of… Read more »
Think of a job that has a hard time finding human workers. A job that dull, dirty, and dangerous. A job people don[‘t want or enjoy. This is a job for robots! If you thought of food production, you’re not alone. There are over a million unfilled food service jobs in the U.S., and the… Read more »
South Korea is the site of the first robot suicide, according to reports. The robot, known as Robot Supervisor, was employed by the Gumi City Council to travel around the multi-story building, delivering things to various offices and generally keeping an eye on things. It worked from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., like the human… Read more »
The trade deficit refers to the difference between the value of goods and services the US exports and the value it imports. In May 2024, this gap increased to $75.1 billion. This means the trade deficit was higher than any month since October 2022. There was a small increase of $0.6 billion from the revised… Read more »
