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Driving The Automation Train: How Industrial Companies Are Addressing Today’s Challenges

Filed Under Automation

Today’s marketplace demands productivity, sustainability and business flexibility. Over the past two decades, business software, control products and solutions have enabled companies to do more than ever before. But companies are now simplifying architecture, doing away with separate controllers and systems, providing greater access to information, lowering maintenance costs and optimizing productivity. These challenges are new, […]

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Jeff Bezos Expects 10,000 Robots at Amazon Warehouses By Next Year

Filed Under Automation

Chief Executive of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, recently told investors that he fully expects to deploy 10,000 robots in Amazon warehouses by 2015. Currently, Amazon utilizes approximately 1,000 robots in order to pick products after purchasing Kiva Systems two years for $775 million. It will be interesting to see if other major companies follow suit by […]

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The Coming Connected World Partly Driven By Technology, Partly By Generational Change

Filed Under Automation, Technology, Uncategorized

A couple years ago there was an earthquake in Charlottesville, Virginia and news of the earthquake sent via Twitter reached New York City faster than the shockwaves emanating from the epicenter. This event showed the world how connected we are through social media platforms and the data produced by them, providing a glimpse at the […]

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Terminal Automation Systems (TAS) Contributing To Operational Success

Filed Under Automation

Terminal Automation Systems (TAS) are “Supervisory Software Systems” that automate manual processes in small depots up to the largest terminals. These automated systems handle hardware interfaces and process controls while providing management with secure access to critical data for large petroleum, renewable energy, chemical, aviation, or LNG/LPG terminals. TAS improve productivity, eliminate waste, reduce loss, improve […]

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Drone Stunt Group Flew Over The Tallest Building In The World… And It’s On Camera

Filed Under Automation, Technology

Team Black Sheep, known for drone-related stunts, will have trouble topping their latest accomplishment which included flying over the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. Other than flying over the 2,722 foot tall Burj Khalifa, the drone pilots also captured footage of a beautiful resort as well as one of Dubai’s […]

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Refrigerator-Like Robot Called On To Clean Up Fukushima, Japan

Filed Under Automation, Technology

Kurion, a technology company out of California was recently called upon by Fukushima, Japan in order to build the “first-ever external water-cooling system for a nuclear reactor. With Kurion’s tagline being isolating waste from the environment, the company seems like a perfect fit for the job but according to Kurion’s Marc Rood, the project requires building […]

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Droplets: 1,000 Swarming Robots That Work Indefinitely

Filed Under Automation, Technology

The University of Colorado at Boulder is developing 1,000 small robots they call Droplets, with the main goal being to develop a colony of “swarming” robots similar to ants or bees who work together in order to get things done. Each Droplet has an awareness of every other robot, including distance and orientation, allowing for […]

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High Performance Automation – The Key To Long Term Survival

Filed Under Automation, GE Fanuc

Finding A Formula For Successful Adaptation Steve Jobs pushed his engineers to “stuff” the Macintosh operating system inside tiny handheld boxes and in the process created smartphones, pushing the microelectronics revolution to the next level and igniting a social and political revolution that is remaking the world. Nearly everyone has heard of the Titanic and […]

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This Robotic Arm Catches Flying Objects Literally In ‘The Blink Of an Eye’…

Filed Under Automation, Troubleshooting

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) recently developed a robotic arm with quick enough reaction time to catch almost anything. Generally, robots are unable to react to fast-moving objects, let alone catch them as humans can. This robotic arm actually imitates human behavior and utilizes a camera in order to determine the path of a […]

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Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Receives FDA Approval!

Filed Under Technology

A mind-controlled prosthetic limb called the DEKA arm recently became the first prosthetic of its kind to receive FDA approval. The limb which is approximately the same weight and size of an adult arm was created by a company founded by Dean Kamen, the man who invented the Segway. The DEKA arm is controlled by […]

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