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Industry 4.0 – What Is It? And What’s In It For Me?

So you’ve heard about Industry 4.0, or “smart manufacturing” or whatever it’s called where you live. Industry 4.0 is a term that originated in Germany a few years ago, and it’s meant to represent the fourth industrial revolution – what were the first three, you ask? 1.0 was water and steam power; 2.0 was electric power; and 3.0 was computing power, part of which includes industrial robots. Industry 4.0 is still just a concept – let’s say, a vision of what’s coming next, in order to focus on the development needed to get there. Estimates vary, but the first ‘Industry 4.0 factory’ will probably see the light of day in 2020.

Audrey Boucher-Genesse
By Audrey Boucher-Genesse
on Mar 21, 2016 in Manufacturing. 6 min read time
Industry 4.0 – What Is It? And What’s In It For Me?

So you’ve heard about Industry 4.0, or “smart manufacturing” or whatever it’s called where you live. Industry 4.0 is a term...

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How to Buy a Force Torque Sensor for Research

It might seem a strange thing to ask but, how do you buy a Force Torque Sensor for research? Making sure you are getting the...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 15, 2016
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What is the Best Programming Language for Robotics?

Need to program your robot but don't know which language to choose?

Don't know what languages are available?

There's no simple...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 14, 2016
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Getting Started with Collaborative Robots: Machine Tending

You are looking at your first robot integration, you have heard about collaborative robots, but you don't know where to start?...

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Six Surprising Uses of Force Sensors in Research

Force sensors are often used in robotics research. Normally we just use them to implement things like force control or to...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 07, 2016
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Robotics Research 101: How Do Force Sensors Work?

Force sensors are ubiquitous in robotics research (they're everywhere!). But, how do they work? What are the differences...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 01, 2016
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The Real Reason Workers Distrust New Technology

“These machines have thrown thousands of us out of employment, which has brought us great distress and we are now not are not...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Feb 29, 2016
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5 Ways to Speed up the Implementation of Collaborative Robots

Since the introduction of collaborative robots and the wave of the open source approach to technology where a lot of...

Lars Skovsgaard
By Lars Skovsgaard
on Feb 24, 2016
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