Robots are now making meaningful contributions in wildly disparate industries like fashion, food, small components manufacturing, energy, and construction, adding to increasing penetration of automation technologies into already robotics-friendly sectors like logistics and durable goods manufacturing.
This proliferation in use cases has come with an explosion in vendors and automation technology categories, and it can be tricky for CTOs and other stakeholders to know where to start. For a general overview of what kinds of robots are becoming commonplace in the enterprise, a great first step is our executive guide on the subject: Robotics in Business: Everything Humans Need To Know .
And here's another article:
Tyson Turns to Robot Butchers, Spurred by Coronavirus Outbreaks - WSJ
Humans are Better But Tyson Turns to Robots
This reminds me of fruit growers converting to machines to pick fruit, such as apples. The trees are pruned in a specific way to allow an automated picking machine to drive over the tree and remove the fruit. Far fewer farm workers needed.
* * *
Does this apply to the States as well, I can easily imagine the work there too being performed by poorly paid and housed illegals...
It doesn't appear that meat packing has changed all that much over the years. Yes, the people are close together, but note that 3 people per 1,000 square feet is not packing people together like sardines; that is 18 square feet per person. Still, people are closer together than that implies because they are clustered around conveyors, and much of the spaces is for storage.
BionicSwift | Robotic Birds
Birds have long inspired human flight. Now, drone makers are turning to the feathery fliers for inspiration, too.
* * *
The feathers, themselves, are not genuine, but are modeled on the real thing. Each individual segment of the wing is made up of light, flexible foam. Each "feather" overlaps the next, like shingles on a roof, and is connected to a carbon quill. The full array is attached to the primary and secondary feathers so that they can seamlessly slide apart in unison, just like real bird feathers.
Not to change the topic here:
a japanese baseball team replaced fans with cheerleading robots
in a special exhibition, deutsche telekom explores customization tools to tailor the smart speaker mini to fit your evolving taste, needs & interior style.
* * *
the N700S — S stands for supreme — has a 'rescue pack' lithium-ion battery that can move an affected train at low speed in the event of a serious »
the N700S — S stands for supreme — has a 'rescue pack' lithium-ion battery that can move an affected train at low speed in the event of a serious interruption of the overhead power supply, like an earthquake.
In a time of social distancing, robots could be just what the doctor ordered | The Seattle Times
Nowhere is that truer than in Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, from android assistants to robot receptionists. Since the virus arrived, robots have offered their services as bartenders, security guards and deliverymen.
But they don’t necessarily need to supplant humans, researchers say. They can also bridge the gap between people mindful of social distance — now or when the next major contagion hits.
Want to drop in on your elderly parents but are afraid of passing on a coronavirus infection? Maybe you’re missing your grandchildren, and finding Zoom chats a little limiting?
After the pandemic, doctors want their new robot helpers to stay - The Verge
But machines like Violet, says Kiernan, have helped with these problems, proving their worth in a time of crisis. And like other doctors The Verge spoke to, Kiernan says that when the pandemic is over, the robots should stay.
"The reaction from staff, and anyone who's seen it really, has been so positive," says Kiernan of Violet. "They love that we're embracing technology, but also that the results it's achieving are exceeding what we can do manually. We're protecting the staff, we're protecting the patients, and we're protecting the cleaners."
Robotic Technologies and Use Cases for Business Deployment
Robotic vehicles including unmanned ground, air, and sea vehicles, robotics and automation , intelligent control systems, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent transportation systems, weapon systems are some of the wonder deployments of robotics that have caught the attention of businesses.
Robotic products under development include collaborating with intelligent systems to control complex systems of systems that serve as decision tools for human decision-makers, and autonomous intelligent robots and vehicles for military and civil applications.
