Robots are rubbish at folding laundry. Over the years, this one task has come for many people to symbolize the things robots just can’t do. Naturally, other people have responded to this by trying to make their robots fold laundry. It’s kind of a perverse reaction, really. Folding laundry is not a particularly dirty or… Read more »
What’s a watchdog? We’re not talking about a loud, scruffy anti-social canine. We’re talking about a watchdog circuit. A watchdog and a watchdog circuit do have something in common, however. They serve the common purpose of searching for things that are out of the ordinary. What does a watchdog do? In an ideal world your processor… Read more »
Boston Dynamics is an American robotics company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced robots. Boston Dynamics is known for developing a particularly agile humanoid robot, Atlas, as well as the four-legged dog-like robot named Spot. The company has recently… Read more »
Most people who are trying to clear Indramat error codes are seeing them for the first time. This is due to the legendary quality and reliability of Indramat products. The construction of Indramat motors means that you don’t see a lot of problems with them. Of course, if you almost never see a problem, you… Read more »
Indramat faults codes aren’t all that common. This is true as long as your system is installed properly and used correctly. Most faults and errors that occur happen due to circumstances beyond your control: time, natural wear and tear, etc. Sometimes the decisions that you make with your industrial motion control system can invite problems,… Read more »
Industrial machinery helps keep workers safe from harm. We automate the dangerous and potentially harmful things so workers can stay happy and healthy. Machines don’t mind heavy lifting, repetitive movements, or hazardous work environments. Of course, while automation can keep workers safe it also has the potential to do the opposite. It can cause dangerous… Read more »
Will robots take jobs from humans? Many of us have been worrying about this a lot. The dark factory populated by one man and a dog — the man is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to keep the man from touching the machinery — has been a joke, but it… Read more »
Autonomous delivery vehicles were one of the areas of automation that looked the most robust and, well, real. We reported that Uber Eats made a good example of why autonomous delivery bots weren’t as far along as you might think. Now Amazon is shelving its autonomous delivery bot project, Scout. Remember Scout? Amazon has been… Read more »
Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, was unveiled last week at Tesla’s AI Day. It was a disappointment to a lot of observers. The humanoid robot was presented in two forms. One looks the way Musk expects the final product to look. That version of the Tesla Bot is sleeker than most humanoid robots,… Read more »
Did you know that your Indramat servo motor has a battery? Indramat motors like the MKD and MKE series use a battery to store absolute position information. Since an Indramat servo battery has a 10-year lifespan, most people don’t have experience replacing them. If Freddie – who was around when the system was first installed… Read more »