Joe Jones, founder of Franklin Robotics and the original inventor of iRobot’s Roomba, is currently working on a new robot that will weed your garden for you. Named Tertill, and scheduled for release in 2017, Jones’… Read More
in robots @ work by Sue Sokoloski
Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world’s leading mail and logistics company, recently released their “Robotics in Logistics” Trend Report, talking about how collaborative robots will affect supply chains. DHL is working with robots in a… Read More
in robots @ work by Jeff Green
“Everything is about time. You’re lead timed, your speed to market, and that’s the leveling wind in our industry. Short run manufacturing means that you’re going to have a fairly high touch model. We were… Read More
in trending now by Jeff Green
There’s no shortage of news reporting on what’s happening in the world of manufacturing and the collaborative robots that are being used to automate the factories of today and tomorrow. So let’s get right to… Read More
in trending now by Jeff Green
In today’s Cobot Recap, we’ve cast the commentary aside and boiled down hundreds of the most recent hits to the following five headlines and snippets on collaborative robots and manufacturing automation. … Read More
I recently attended the Hannover Messe 2016 exhibition in Germany. Amidst the vast number of warehouse-sized halls filled with demonstrations of everything from renewable energy mobile systems to the latest in wearable technology was a… Read More
in trending now by Jeff Green
From Baseball To Biologics: GE’s Past, Present and Future In Boston – For many reasons the General Electric conglomerate is of particular interest to Rethink Robotics. GE is not only a customer, using our collaborative… Read More
A common stat noted when exploring schools to enroll in is the student-teacher ratio. In the future it could be equally valuable to look at the researcher to robot ratio, as more and more academic… Read More
in trending now by Jeff Green
Manufacturers Embrace Automation to Hedge Against Future Downturns – At present, business is good for manufacturers in western Michigan. Mark Ermatinger, vice president of sales at an automation consultancy, had this to say: “I’ve been… Read More
A few months ago we ran a video contest to spotlight the amazing work being done by the research and education community with their Baxter robots. In the end, Brown University came away with the… Read More