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The Future of Robotics in Manufacturing: Moving to the Other Side of the Factory To boldly go where they've never gone before, robots will need to become smarter, cheaper and easier to use. The industry could turn to an unlikely source to get there.  |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Arndt & Aston |
U.S. Factories: Falling Behind Why America's old-line industries are trailing in the global productivity stakes  |
Entrepreneur October 2003 Mark Henricks |
At Your Service Is your service center living up to its potential? Find out how to get all you can from yours.  |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
Self-Driving Cars Will Be The Biggest Auto Safety Innovation Ever Like so many things in life, the future of driving is automated. In fact, autonomous vehicles could reduce traffic accidents by 90%, according to a new report from McKinsey.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2002 John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 John Teresko |
New Roles For Robots Once viewed largely as a way to save on labor costs, robots today have taken on more significant roles in manufacturing. They're part of global competitiveness plans and are seeing, moving and servicing better than ever.  |
IndustryWeek May 19, 2010 |
Food For Thought in Robot Technology As the door swings open for wider use of robots in food processing, advances create a bridge between the digital and physical.  |
Home Toys June 2002 Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows.  |
Inc. April 2006 Chuck Green |
A Record Year For Robots New orders of industrial robots jumped by 23 percent in 2005, thanks in part to growing interest in robots among entrepreneurs. Larger tax credits for purchases of new equipment are driving the trend, as are other factors.  |
IndustryWeek April 21, 2010 Peter Alpern |
The Dawn of the Digital Plant Like the evolution of the cell phone, sensing technologies have grown smarter through embedded software, allowing manufacturers to achieve greater plant visibility.  |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: A Temporary Reprieve for Manufacturing Fatter order books are postponing the pain of long-term structural change.  |
CIO January 30, 2014 |
Will 3D Printing Really Change the World? IDG Communications CEO Michael Friedenberg says it already has, as he contemplates 3-D printing technology that can create things as varied as a human liver and a new home.  |
IndustryWeek February 2, 2012 Josh Cable |
Auto-Industry Demand Drives Record Year for Robot Sales But the industry saw gains in other sectors as well. Sales to non-automotive customers grew 27%, led by metalworking industries (up 56%) and semiconductor/electronics/photonics (up 24%), according to the Robotic Industries Association.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
From R2D2 to Spirit and Beyond: What's in Store for Intelligent Robots? While we tend to imagine robots in terms of sci-fi adventures and movies, or as legions of automatons replacing human workers in the job force, the truth may be more mundane and less sinister.  |
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Gail Edmondson et al. |
Detroit East Eastern Europe is becoming the world's newest car capital. Some are even calling this super-concentration of carmaking "Detroit East."  |
CFO August 1, 2005 John Edwards |
Sensors Working Overtime Wireless tracking devices are radically transforming how businesses monitor vital equipment.  |
IEEE Spectrum September 2011 Susan Hassler |
9/11 and the Rise of Robots A technology spurred by tragedy takes hold  |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
Swifter and Smaller, Robots Finding Wider Application In manufacturing, not only can robots carry heavier loads at faster speeds, they can be easily programmed too.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 |
Book Value Explained Book value is an accounting concept that reflects a company's value according to its balance sheet. However, it is not as useful to investors as you'd think.  |