The Internet of Things is no longer some far-off concept that might one day come to be. The number of everyday devices in communication with one another continues to grow every day. Our phones, tablets, computers, and cars are all connected. We’re still in the the early stages of IoT, however. Very soon, connected devices… Read more »

Many people take the beginning of a new year as an opportunity to better themselves. They make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, or cut out unhealthy vices. You may have your own personal New Year’s resolutions lined up to build a better you, but don’t forget about your factory. Here are 5… Read more »

There’s been a lot of focus on machine learning in recent years. Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence. It enables robots, computers, and automated systems to gather information, and use that information to perform new tasks or make decisions without explicit programming. This concept makes sense to us because it mirrors the way… Read more »

People generally agree that humans have rights. Everyone should be treated with a certain level of respect and decency. Some people believe that animals also have rights. They believe that you shouldn’t be cruel to animals whether that animal is wild, domesticated, or livestock. Those animals are entitled to a certain level of treatment in… Read more »

Indramat made some of the most efficient and capable servomotors you could buy. While Indramat no longer manufactures servomotors you can still find Indramat motors powering motion control systems in factories around the world. In fact, Indramat servos installed as early as the 1970s are still in use to this day. Efficiency and performance may… Read more »

Do you lie awake at night wondering whether your friends and family members are robots? Well, you should stop because that’s not a reasonable thought. In science fiction shows and movies, androids are indistinguishable from humans. Your closest friend, family member, or even yourself could be a robot, and you’d never even know it. Robots… Read more »

People often credit offshoring with the drastic decline in manufacturing jobs in the United States. Manufacturers sent production overseas to save money and increase profitability. Today, many manufacturers are trying to keep production at home. Reshoring is the practice of bringing manufacturing operations back to the United States from overseas. While production continues to come… Read more »

Boston Dynamics, the Google-owned robotics company, has a knack for making cool robots. The company created its most famous robot, Big Dog, over a decade ago. You may remember the Big Dog demo video that went viral and prompted people to speculate whether it’s cruel to kick a robot and ponder whether or not robots… Read more »

People and machines learn to do things in very different ways.  Humans learn new skills through research, or taking lessons, and practicing until they’re good at it. Robots, computers, and machines don’t need practice, however. Robots immediately master a task once programmed to do so. While you may secretly wish you could program yourself to… Read more »

Robots improve the world that we live in. They make our lives safer, more convenient, and more productive. Industrial robots crank out staggering volumes of products, and remove workers from dangerous work environments. Medical robots assist in surgeries with precision and control that even the steadiest surgeon’s hand could never match. Robots can defuse and… Read more »