Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich recently wrote about three power shifts that are forcing re-evaluation of logistics strategies. One of them relates to Automation and Robotics. Dwight believes that power will move away from those that do tasks to those who develop automated tools to perform tasks. As...
From the very beginning we consciously chose open source technologies like ROS and Linux to develop ACDC. This has certainly helped us shorten the development cycle. It is encouraging to see others too adopting open source as mentioned in this post by ZDNet. Long live open source!
With 2016 around the corner, time to reflect on the year 2015! This article in MIT Technology Review summarizes advancements in robotics during the year. While driver-less cars and drones are reality, we have a long way to go in automating mundane tasks like item picking in warehouses, as ...
Joseph F. Engelberger, an engineer and entrepreneur who pioneered the robotics field, died on December 1, 2015, in Newtown, Connecticut at age 90. Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation, Inc., the world’s first industrial robotics manufacturer, which he launched in 1956. Visit Ä Tribute ...