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CMU crawling robots map and repair natural gas pipelines

Robotics Business Review

CMU pipe-repair robots crawl into natural gas pipelines and coat them. | Source: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute are creating robots that can map and repair natural gas pipelines. The team is led by Howie Choset, the Kavčić-Moura professor of computer science at CMU, who plans to commercialize the robot later this year.

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A Complete Guide to the Employee Monitoring Software

Robotics Automation News

Worker screen programming and misfortune information counteraction (DLP) plans have become essential contraptions for affiliations attempting to keep a got and capable work environment. In the general time, where information streams constantly, discovering some sort of concordance between seeing master activities and it is central to concern their affirmation.

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Microbot Medical submits Liberty surgical robot for FDA IDE

Robotics Business Review

Microbot Medical filed an FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) application for its surgical robot. Braintree, Mass.-based Microbot designed the Liberty surgical robot for potential use in neurovascular, cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures. The system includes a compact design and remote operating capabilities to reduce radiation exposure and physical strain on physicians.

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The Impact of Automation Technology on Bike Safety and Legal Practices

Robotics Automation News

New technologies could make bikes much safer to ride. Bikes might get automatic brakes or sensors that spot danger, preventing crashes. These robotic features may stop accidents before they even happen! But questions come up when adding this tech to bikes. Bike companies would need to prove that the systems work right.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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AIDA Receives 10 Greatest New Products Award for EV Drive Motor Core High-Speed Press Line

Fabricating & Metal Work

AIDA-America, metal stamping press manufacturer in Dayton, OH, USA is pleased to announce that AIDA’s highspeed EV drive motor core press line received the 66th annual 10 Greatest New Products Award from the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. AIDA ENGINEERING Ltd., AIDA-America’s parent company in Japan, received this award for the first ever independently developed and manufactured press system for forming EV drive motor cores.

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Bending large radii on the press brake

The Fabricator

Press brake expert Steve Benson answers questions about bending large radii and the effects changing the material has on the bend angle, radius, and flat pattern development.

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What products do custom metal fabricators sell?

The Fabricator

What separates a custom metal fabricator from the pack? It’s not what the shop makes; it’s how.

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Mitsubishi Electric Collaborates With Hacarus and Northrop Grumman

Control.com

Mitsubishi Electric has announced new collaborations with Hacarus and Northrop Grumman to advance AI-driven visual inspection in manufacturing and enhance interoperability for air defense systems.

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Great tube laser cutting machine, rough delivery

The Fabricator

The Silicon Valley mantra of “move fast and break things” might not apply everywhere in custom metal fabrication, especially when it comes to new equipment. Columnist Caleb Chamberlain just found this out the hard way.

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MIT CSAIL Study: Rethinking AI’s Impact

Fastener News Desk

Rethinking AI’s impact: MIT CSAIL study reveals economic limits to job automation Like many of us, you might find yourself nodding to a familiar digital doomsday chorus that vibrates through offices and coffee shops alike: AI will take my job! Is this looming threat substantiated, or simply a manifestation of our shared anxiety in the wake of constant technological advancement?

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Weld safely from the start

The Fabricator

Best welding practices are safe welding practices. That fact should be baked in to training and integrated into every facet of a welder’s career.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of February 5, 2024

Fastener News Desk

“Hello, fastener enthusiasts and industry professionals! Welcome to your weekly dose of all thing’s fasteners. This is where we tighten the screws on the latest news, trends, and innovations in our industry. Whether you’re a bolt buff, a nut nerd, or just riveted by rivets, we’ve got you covered. So, let’s thread our way through the world of fasteners together.

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Metal fabrication financial survey dives deep

The Fabricator

A recent financial survey from the FMA goes deep into the books behind metal fabrication, offering an in-depth look into an industry dominated by private companies.

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AI drives metal fabrication forward

The Fabricator

AI could truly change how a custom metal fabricator operates. By looking at everything at once, AI could make work life more predictable for everyone.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Prescription for waste reduction: Lean facility layout

The Fabricator

For many fabricators, the classic wastes of lean manufacturing are mere symptoms of an underlying disease: an inefficient shop layout.

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Reduce training time through modularization

The Fabricator

Mundo-Tech has created a fixturing system across its enterprise that makes setup as easy as playing Battleship.

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Tips for creating a kinematic model

The Fabricator

CAD guru Gerald Davis discusses how downloads made into fully kinematic posers are used for developing a swinging door mechanism.

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What makes a company stand out to a buyer?

The Fabricator

A discussion with a recent buyer of two job shops in Southern California reveals what makes for a quality succession candidate.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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Nature comes to life in artist’s hands

The Fabricator

Canadian sculptor Angellos Glaros demonstrates how metal can be shaped to look lifelike.

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