This robot can fold the laundry! There’s a delivery robot that can bring packages directly to your front step! After more than a decade of research and development, there’s finally a robot that can walk up a flight of stairs and open a door! It’s easy to get excited about the advancements in robotics technologies;… Read more »
Most of the heavy lifting in supply chain management is done while getting goods from factories and warehouses to transportation hubs. However, getting these goods from hubs and distribution centers to their final destination is arguably the most important link in the supply chain. The last mile in delivery has a lot of room for… Read more »
The hotter it is, the higher the risk for Indramat heat errors. Unscheduled downtime is frustrating and expensive. It’s also preventable to an extent. Taking care of your machinery and knowing what to look for can help you keep heat error codes from taking down your motion control system. Here are a few of the… Read more »
Some people describe the United States as a throwaway culture. It’s difficult to argue against this when you see the amount of single-use, disposable, and convenience products that the average American uses on a daily basis. Americans produce 30% of the world’s garbage despite only making up 5% of the global population. So what is… Read more »
Indramat manufactured some of the best industrial motion control products the world has ever seen. In 1979, Indramat introduced the world to the brushless AC Servo. These motors quickly became the industry standard for industrial control systems. Plants and factories across the globe installed Indramat servos, and many of these systems are still in use… Read more »
Machines work faster than humans, and they make fewer mistakes. They cost less in the long run, they are more efficient, and they get more done in less time. Generally speaking, it makes sense to automate a task that can be automated. However, that does not mean that machines will take over completely; we won’t… Read more »
Do humanoid robots creep you out? Have you lost sleep at night thinking about a future where robots take your job at the warehouse? Do you nervously watch the Roomba prowl through your home, ready to grab your go-bag in case things turn south? You’re not alone. According to a survey from Oxford University, almost… Read more »
Contacting a third party repair shop may seem like a good way to save some money, but it rarely works out this way. Professional Indramat repair is the fastest, most convenient, and most reliable way to fix your Indramat motion control system. Here are five reasons to call 479-422-0390 when your Indramat system stops working…. Read more »
We’re living in an exciting time. Throw a rock and you’ll hit a headline about robots taking over the world, coming for our jobs, overthrowing the human race, or being our overlords. There’s a lot of fear regarding robots and the recent advancements in robotics technology, but automation actually does a lot of good in… Read more »
The production studio Corridor Digital put out a fake video of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot being roughed up, tormented, and abused, before finally turning on its creators in an act of rebellion. The parody video went viral; reactions were mixed. Some found the fake robot rebellion funny, and some found it frightening. “Satisfying”, “hilarious”, “sad”,… Read more »