Summer’s here in all of its sultry glory. Each year you have a new hit song for summer, the summer cocktail, and even summer fashion trends that will only last for a couple of months. But that’s not all summer has to offer. Summer also brings a slew of Indramat drive fault codes. While songs,… Read more »
Scientists and researchers are making progress in robotics everyday. Jobs that were once performed only by people are being carried out by automata. But is a robot’s capability to perform a task a good enough reason for the task to be performed by a robot? Are there some jobs that should require a human touch?… Read more »
The Harris Poll surveyed 2,066 American adults, and found that the majority think workers — including fully vaccinated workers — should still be wearing masks at work. The Centers for Disease Control announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need masks except in healthcare environments. Evidence collected in 2021 shows that fully vaccinated people are… Read more »
Hyundai bought Boston Dynamics, but they’re keeping the irreverent attitude. First piece of evidence: this fun video showing Spot dancing to the music of K-pop boy band BTS. Hyundai bought Boston Dynamics as SoftBank drew back from their robotics investment. They stopped making Pepper, their best-known robot. Known as the first humanoid social robot, Pepper… Read more »
There are plenty of great engineers out there, but none as good as nature. Swimming, flying, running, jumping — nature has perfected it all. Evolution has provided billions of years of trial and error to produce organisms that are perfectly built to perform specific tasks. That’s why engineers look to nature as a resource in… Read more »
A travel agency –wait, what? Do travel agencies still exist? With plenty of apps happy to help us find just the right destination, flight, hotel room, and rental car, what could human beings still do in a travel agency? Travel agents are definitely on the list for automation — a 64% chance in the near… Read more »
Will automation reduce jobs for human workers? A new study says it’s more complicated than that. First, companies that embrace automation become more productive and grow. That means they hire more workers. It doesn’t happen immediately, but it happens consistently, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the subject yet attempted. It’s the… Read more »
Technology makes our lives easier. Electric lights allow us to see in the dark. Cars cut our travel time from weeks to hours. The internet allows us to have the answer to virtually everything. Can technology make our lives too easy? Can it facilitate work so much that human workers aren’t even necessary anymore? Many… Read more »
When Indramat components have a problem, they let you know by showing you an error code. What if you’re seeing E281 or F281? Both are mains faults. E281 tells you there is an error in the mains and your drive controller is not getting the juice it needs. Check your power supply connection. F281 says… Read more »
Robots are already indispensable in manufacturing. As the pandemic changes consumer behavior and workplace realities, they’re becoming more common in agriculture and service industries. But there are some areas in which robots have been a possibility — but a controversial one — for years. Robots in elder care are one of those areas. The need… Read more »
