Day: July 23, 2020
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What does the term ‘productivity’ actually mean in economics?
Here at Robotics and Automation News, we’ve often wondered what factors determine the productivity of a nation or industry, market or economy. There is a reason for this that has to with our website’s editorial subject matter and possibly our survival as a business. In other words, we would like to expand our editorial coverage,…
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What to Do When Your iPhone is Causing More Problems Than it Should
Since its inception, the iPhone has become an all-rounded gadget, age-appropriate, and an important tool for home use and office work. It helps to make a lot of tasks easy and manageable. With an iPhone, you’ll have fewer security breaches as it has an extra added layer of security, it’s consistent, and can be integrated…
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Brainy alien hunter obsessed with finding life on Mars
A brainy alien-hunter is apparently obsessed with finding life on Mars. The Purdue scientist is playing a critical role in the 2020 NASA Mars rover mission. Briony Horgan (main picture), associate professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University, is working to determine whether we are alone in the universe or if life…
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Omron launches new autonomous mobile robot
Omron Automation Americas has launched the HD-1500 autonomous mobile robot, which it says can handle bulky objects weighing up to 1500 kg. (See video below.) This addition to Omron’s robotics portfolio comes after the LD-250 mobile robot launch and further expands manufacturers’ options for autonomous material transport. Manufacturers are facing a growing need to automate…
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Commercial cleaning robots using Brain OS log 2 million hours of autonomous operation
Commercial cleaning robots which run Brain Corp’s operating system have racked up 2 million hours of autonomous operation. Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company which provides its “Brain OS” software to commercial cleaning robots, says it now powers “the world’s largest fleet of autonomous commercial mobile robots operating in public indoor spaces”, estimated to be…
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How Does a Digital Height Gauge Work?
Height gauges can be used to determine an object or workpiece’s height with extremely high accuracy and precision. These precision measuring instruments also provide marked locations on an item relative to one reference plane for subsequent use. Center-line distances, internal/external diameters, and step heights are some of the different measuring tasks that can be carried…