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Industrial Robot Maintenance

ATS

Articulated robots, along with the growing use of collaborative robots (cobots), are essential to modern manufacturing operations. Without robots, productivity and quality would be lower and costs would be higher. Without robots, productivity and quality would be lower and costs would be higher.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.

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IFR says harnessing AI in robotics can make work better

Robotics Business Review

We’re in the midst of a decade of unprecedented transformation, driven in part by the global pandemic and geopolitical events that are fundamentally changing the way we manufacture and deliver goods, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. AI itself is not new to robotics. What does this mean in practice?

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The Connectivity Revolution: How the Emergence of 5G Networks Are Reshaping Manufacturing

21st Century Tech

Please welcome Dijam Panigrahi to 21st Century Tech Blog. In his first contribution to the blog site, he writes about the change that 5G is bringing to manufacturing. For manufacturing this is not an incremental improvement over previous communication protocols. Dijam is the Co-founder and COO of GridRaster Inc. ,

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The Future of Reshoring: Building a Stronger & More Resilient Manufacturing Base

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

In this blog, we’ll explore some of the most critical factors to bringing business back to the States, like finding skilled labor and navigating infrastructure needs. The smooth flow of goods is essential to a thriving manufacturing base, but aging roads, congested highways, and outdated rail and port systems can become obstacles.

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Autonomous Mobile Robots: Pioneering Maintenance in Manufacturing

ATS

Share The usefulness of industrial robots has always been limited by the size of their work envelope. Integrators and manufacturers have tried to address this by mounting them overhead or on rails, and while that increases their versatility, they still aren’t free to roam around the factory where they’re needed.

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Automated, Collaborative Mobile Robots Increase Warehouse Productivity by 2.5x and Close Gap on Labour Shortages

i4.0 today

Electrical components distributor Waytek has deployed Zebra Fetch automated mobile robots (AMRs) to make its distribution facility more efficient and free workers from certain manual tasks since deployment. Over the past 18 months, Zebra has expanded its investments in robotics automation.