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Industrial Robotics

Artificial intelligence streamlines the manufacturing process

Implications - Ranging from reducing operational costs to improving labor safety, the benefits of implementing robots into industrial warehouses and plants are immeasurable. Rather than threatening jobs, these systems of artificial intelligence take over mind-numbing and repetitive tasks, freeing human time for more challenging and rewarding work.
Workshop Question - What is the most challenging part of your industry and how can AI be leveraged to alleviate that?
Trend Themes
1. Industrial Robotics - Implementing robots into industrial warehouses and plants has proven benefits in reducing operational costs and improving labor safety, freeing human time for more challenging and rewarding work.
2. Collaborative Robotics - Robots that work in collaboration with humans rather than in competition with them have the potential to set a unique precedent for future robots.
3. Smart Manufacturing Robotics - Manufacturing robots are being designed to complete precise tasks such as machine tending, circuit board testing and other related tasks that are impractical to automate.
Industry Implications
1. Manufacturing - Trend towards industrial, collaborative and smart manufacturing robotics improves efficiency, safety, and productivity of the manufacturing industry.
2. Warehousing and Logistics - The integration of robots in warehouses can aid in streamlining fulfilment processes and inventory management and reducing costs associated with labour and safety.
3. Autonomous Vehicles - The development of autonomous shipping robots like Ecotranzit can help eliminate the need for couriers and delivery workers, which can increase efficiency, reduce labour costs and minimize delivery time.
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Inventory-Monitoring Drones
Inventory-Monitoring Drones
Fraunhofer's Flying Robots Will Simplify Inventory Administration
The Fraunhofer Institute’s InventAIRy Project is looking to develop flying robots that can carry out the mind-numbing and time-consuming task of keeping tabs on warehouse stock, while also... MORE
Autonomous Packing Robots
Autonomous Packing Robots
Amazon is Using Kiva Robots to Help Fulfil Your Online Orders
Amazon is using a battalion of Kiva robots in its fulfillment centers to increase product-packing productivity. The Kiva mobile fulfillment system is claimed to have 2-4 times the packing... MORE
Autonomous Shipping Robots
Autonomous Shipping Robots
The Conceptual Ecotranzit Provides a Solution to Truck Deliveries
The Ecotranzit is a concept shipping robot designed by Charles Bombardier and Martin Rico that hopes to eliminate the continual need for large-scale trucks and delivery vehicles that are currently... MORE
Collaborative Assembly Robots
Collaborative Assembly Robots
This Robot Was Built to Collaborate with Humans
The YuMi is an assembly robot that was designed to have a similar shape to a human. One of the concerns around automation and robotic manufacturing is that it has the potential to forgo human... MORE
Ultra-Efficient Warehouse Robots
Ultra-Efficient Warehouse Robots
The Pan-Robots Project is Creating Improved Warehouse Robots
Pan-Robots is a project, led by the European Union, that is creating warehouse robots that are safer, faster and more efficient than current warehouse robots or manual operations. The technologies... MORE
Smart Electronics Manufacturing Robots
Smart Electronics Manufacturing Robots
The Sawyer Was Designed To Complete Precision Tasks
The Sawyer robot aims to make electronics manufacturing quicker and simpler than before. The design is an upgraded version of Rethink Robotics’ last electronics manufacturing robot ‘... MORE
play_circle_filledIndustrial Warehouse Robots
Industrial Warehouse Robots
Delft Robotics Won This Year's Amazon Picking Challenge
The Amazon Picking Challenge runs as a way to engage the robotics community in improving warehouse automation. This year, teams from 28 international institutions took part in the second annual... MORE
Speedy Warehouse Robots
Speedy Warehouse Robots
The Fetch and Freight Robots Work Together As a Team
Fetch and Freight may sound like a pair of comical cartoon characters, but they’re actually a pair of warehouse robots developed by Fetch Robotics. This robotic tag team takes over the mundane... MORE

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