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Robots Are the New Milli Vanilli
A
New Zealand musician has released a video for the title track on his
album,
Automatica,
that features two industrial robots appearing to play a guitar, piano, and the drums. In reality, a
variety of special effects were used to make that appear to be the case. The
artist, Nigel Stanford, said that the music was composed to sound like the
robots were actually playing.
Find out more about what industrial robots can do.
Music Video:
Watch How It Was Made:
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Oct 9th 2017
3 Steps to Safer Machine Design
It is the responsibility of the
machine designer to assess the risks posed by a machine or parts of the machine.
When those risks are determined, follow these three steps to mitigate potential
hazards.
Design the equipment
so that it cannot cause injury. This may be easier said than done. Any time an
operator must interact with a machine, there will be some inherent risk as both
human behavior and machines are not totally predictable.
Build in additional
forms of protection such
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Oct 4th 2017
Lean Robotics
When most people think of industrial robots, they think of
bulky metal equipment stashed behind large safety cages. With collaborative
robots, which are smaller and don’t always need safety guarding, that
impression may soon change.
Cobot deployment comes with its own set of challenges, like
accommodating the up-front costs and set up involved. Robotiq CEO Samuel
Bouchard says while many manufacturers prefer a set and forget system, this may
not be the best option primarily because of
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Sep 26th 2017
Dimension Drives for Performance and Reliability
When selecting a variable speed drive (VSD), it’s important to take the time to dimension it correctly.There might be different external and internal conditions that need to be considered when selecting the drive to run a machine or process. When aiming for long term reliability, these conditions might affect the rating of the drive. A drive which is correctly dimensioned will work properly throughout its lifetime.There are a number of factors that may require a drive to be derated (i.e. operate
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Sep 6th 2017
Cobots Take Repetitive Tasks Off Workers’ Hands
At Atria Scandinavia in Sweden, 30 employees work alongside three
collaborative robots to increase efficiency in the line where gourmet and convenience foods are packaged. The company has deployed two Universal Robots UR5 robots and one UR10.
Johnny Jansson, Atria’s
Technical Manager, says “Our goal is to get reliable product lines where we can
produce efficiently and effectively while keeping our staffing costs down. As a
food producer, it is extremely important for us to min
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Aug 30th 2017