AI tool analyses production line tasks up to 99% faster
1 February 2024 Mitsubishi Electric has developed an AI tool that analyses manual tasks on production lines in a few minutes and visualises how the tasks could be… Read More
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Covid-19 accelerates launch of ‘robotic employees’
27 July 2020 A Japanese-Israeli robotics joint venture that was created late last year before the Coronavirus pandemic had taken hold globally, has announced its first commercial products,… Read More
US researchers find that every robot replaces 3.3 jobs
15 May 2020 American researchers have calculated that every new industrial robot installed in the US between 1993 and 2007 replaced 3.3 jobs. But in a separate analysis… Read More
AI analyses workers’ actions to improve productivity
18 October 2019 Mitsubishi Electric has developed a technology that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to analyse the actions of workers on production lines and uses this information to… Read More
UK robot sales fell by 3% in 2018 – while the EU grew by 12%
16 May 2019 The number of industrial robots installed in the UK fell by 3% during 2018 to 2,306, according to the latest figures issued by the International… Read More
AI module plugs into controls to spot production problems
30 April 2019 Rockwell Automation has announced an add-on module for its ControlLogix controllers that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect production anomalies and alert workers so they… Read More
Hands-free wearable technology guides plant workers
14 May 2018 Honeywell has announced a wearable, hands-free technology that, it says, will allow industrial workers to perform tasks more safely, reliably and efficiently. It uses a… Read More
Collaborative robots join humans on a Ford line in Germany
15 July 2016 Ford has become one of the first car-makers to start using collaborative robots (cobots) alongside human workers on an assembly line. It is using cobots… Read More
US manufacturers losing 11% through skills shortages
15 May 2014 US manufacturers may be losing up to 11% of their earnings as a result of increased production costs arising from a shortage of skilled workers,… Read More
