Indramat CLM-14

Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centers Sweat the Details
Chain Store Age recently had a chance to visit one of Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centers. They found that Amazon is not only automating, but also optimizing their systems. They begin by using AI to create demand forecasts that tell the company where to ship items for distribution. If they see that North Carolina is craving... […]
Cultural Robotics
The world of robotics is rapidly evolving, venturing beyond the realm of industrial automation and precise machinery. Cultural robotics is part of the effort to extend robotics beyond cultural boundaries, creating greater diversity and inclusion for human users. The problem Traditionally, robots have been designed with a Western-centric viewpoint. Part of this tendency is about... […]
Robots Building Bridges
There’s something iconic about an old photograph of a skyscraper being built. Take the picture above for example. You’ve got a group of men oozing nonchalance, snacking, reading papers, and possibly drinking alcohol (far right), all while dangling their legs over an I-beam as if they had no idea they were hundreds of feet in... […]