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Making a Warehouse More Efficient

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If you are thinking of trying to improve the practices throughout your business, one of the main ways that you might be able to do that is by looking at the various areas within that business. And one that is especially important in most companies is the warehouse.

If you have a need for a warehouse, then it’s always going to be a really central and vital part of the company on the whole, and you’ll want to make sure that you are making it as efficient as you possibly can.

When it comes to that, there are a lot of things you can think about. In this post, we are going to take you through just a few of the most important of these, so that you can effectively run a much more efficient warehouse in no time. Let’s take a look at what this involves. [Read more…] about Making a Warehouse More Efficient

Building Your Brand with Technology Couldn’t Be Easier as an Entrepreneur

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As an entrepreneur, you won’t always know what will get your business to where you want it to be in the future. But this doesn’t mean that you have to stay exactly where you are.

If you’re hungry for progression and success, you can totally have that – it’s all about knowing how. After all, you have goals, so it’s a great idea for you to be able to achieve them in the best way possible. And quickly.

While success won’t always come overnight, it doesn’t have to be something that takes years or feels stressful – it’s all about making sure that you know what can make it happen. [Read more…] about Building Your Brand with Technology Couldn’t Be Easier as an Entrepreneur

If Technology is Your Passion, What Can You Do With That?

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If technology is your passion, you might be wondering what kind of things that you can do with this. The good news is that there is actually quite a lot, and your options are fairly open as long as you are willing to learn and develop what you already know.

There are so many sectors in the technology industry, so you are going to need to figure out which niche is the one that you are most interested in, and then start moving in this kind of general direction.

In this article, we’re going to be taking a look at some of the things that you could be doing if technology is something that you are passionate about, so keep reading if you are looking for some ideas. [Read more…] about If Technology is Your Passion, What Can You Do With That?

Ethereum 2.0 Could End Bitcoin’s Dominance

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We see a fierce debate going on different topics surrounding crypto. In recent years, we have seen good growth of Bitcoin globally, and it is moving faster in the market. Technology has become an uncommon thing in the market, and it continues to move ahead in life at a more excellent pace in the market.

In technology circles, it is common to see discussions going on different topics. Ever since crypto came into the picture and created a good buzz around, we see a clear consensus to see Bitcoin coming along with a market cap that charts in the earliest days in the market.

Since the beginning of the crypto waves, we have seen a clear consensus option for Bitcoin and many more things about the market cap. Also, several experts have been putting things on hold, and we know the grandfather of cryptos and Blockchain are now working with it. [Read more…] about Ethereum 2.0 Could End Bitcoin’s Dominance

North American robot sales on track for another record year for 2022

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North American robot sales in the first nine months of 2022 reached record levels, with all indications pointing to 2022 ending with the highest number of robots sold in a year for the second year in a row.

According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), from January to September 2022, North American companies purchased 35,804 units valued at $1.875 billion, up 24 percent for units ordered and 27 percent for revenue over the same period in 2021.

Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, says: “Ongoing labor shortages, easier-to-use robotic solutions and new industries embracing robotics, such as restaurants, retail, construction and even agriculture, have led to record units sold here in North America this year. [Read more…] about North American robot sales on track for another record year for 2022

Ethics and robotics: A match made in heaven for risk management?

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By Lee Bristow, CTO of Phinity

If your business uses third parties to support core operations (and most do, from SMEs to corporates), you’ll know they need to access essential data. Without this, they can’t deliver the services you require.

Therefore, alongside this new relationship between you and your third party suppliers, comes a new responsibility for you.

You now have an ethical and legal onus to protect the customer information entrusted to you. [Read more…] about Ethics and robotics: A match made in heaven for risk management?

Advice for Going Through Digital Transformation

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Digital transformation is something that all businesses need to go through. Essentially, this involves integrating digital technologies into the business operation to change the way in which the company operates.

Although this can be challenging and disruptive, you will find that there are many benefits to doing this, and it could help to boost the overall success of the business.

So, what can you do during digital transformation to overcome the challenges and reap the rewards? This article will look at a few tips for businesses going through a digital transformation that should be useful and help you to find success with yours if you happen to be going through the process. [Read more…] about Advice for Going Through Digital Transformation

Having Confidence in Your New Business Venture

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When you are starting out with a new business, there are a lot of things that you will need to be aware of.

One of the major factors in determining whether or not your business will succeed is how confident you are in that business.

From the start, you need to apply yourself to the venture with as much confidence as you can muster, and that is something that is always going to be worth doing if you approach it in the right way. [Read more…] about Having Confidence in Your New Business Venture

Interview: Formic aims to change the way you integrate robotics and automation into your facility

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Formic Technologies is a new type of company which, itself, is the result of the huge changes that are occurring in the robotics and automation market, what with all sorts of new robots and technologies emerging, none of which is cheap to buy, and creating an increasing amount of complexity when it comes to implementing them in an integrated system at, say, a factory. 

In simple terms, you can hire robots – for example, Universal Robots collaborative robots – and other automation technologies from Formic. But it’s more than that. You can also have Formic design the implementation, and handle the integration, for which the startup company has many established partners.

And possibly Formic’s unique selling point is its promise to link its income from its customers to those customers’ success with the automation systems Formic installs. In other words, it’s a kind of like a robotics-as-a-service company which you can pay as you go according to a sliding scale – or “Easy to start, easy to scale”, as Formic likes to put it. [Read more…] about Interview: Formic aims to change the way you integrate robotics and automation into your facility

Motion capture is guiding the next generation of extraterrestrial robots

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“How do we build robots that can optimally explore space?” is the core question behind Dr Frances Zhu’s research at the University of Hawai’i. One part of the answer is, “with motion capture”.

“It is my hope that my research contributes to the way extraterrestrial robots move and make decisions on other planets,” explains Zhu (main image), an assistant researcher and deputy director at the University’s Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology.

That research is in its early stages, but NASA has seen the value in it and awarded Zhu an EPSCoR grant by the name “Autonomous Rover Operations for Planetary Surface Exploration using Machine Learning Algorithms”. [Read more…] about Motion capture is guiding the next generation of extraterrestrial robots