A look back at how technology has re-defined the manufacturing workforce in 2012 and a look ahead at the new era of manufacturing it will bring....More
Universal Robots' Stefan Tøndering Stubgaard provides an overview of the cage-free, simple-to-program UR5 robot during its U.S. debut at IMTS 2012....More
Taking their cue from dogs that are trained to retrieve things, Toyota engineers designed the robot to perform simple tasks on command, using an arm equipped with a small suction pad....More
Fujitsu and Japan's National Institute of Informatics said the target is to have their robot score high marks on the exam for Tokyo University, one of the world's top-ranked schools, by 2021....More
Autonomous mobile robots are freeing up time for Otis Technology employees to make product rather than spend it in search of materials. They also illustrate one way in which automation is aiding the manufacturer’s lean journey....More
Robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and nanotechnology are disruptive technologies that could lead to a stronger U.S. manufacturing sector....More
Discover how Verizon Manufacturing Solutions are energizing the industry with innovations from the back office to the shop floor, connecting systems into a cohesive platform. Learn More >
Dialogue introducing new forecasting study on what the economy might look like in 2025 with a manufacturing resurgence. Video from the Aspen Institute....More
Manufacturing makes America strong. It makes families and communities strong. It provides national security. It gives us energy security. And for the 12 million men and women who work in manufacturing, it gives us pride....More
Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingComputers.com demonstrates how Big Data is transforming the business and industrial worlds and enabling new technologies and new breakthroughs that will help manufacturers work more efficiently than ever before....More
Beyond an initial novelty, 3D Printing could have a game-changing impact on consumer culture, copyright and patent law, and even the very concept of scarcity on which our economy is based....More
Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com illustrates the inner workings of additive manufacturing machines and provides some real-life examples of how 3-D printing technology could dramatically change the manufacturing and retail industries as we know them today....More
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab break down the engineering and design challenges they faced during the Curiosity rover's complicated landing near the Martian equator on Aug. 5, 2012....More