By Jeff Burnstein President of the Association for Advancing Automation Robots don’t take away jobs. When companies lose to their competition, that’s when workers lose jobs. There seems to be this idea: If the robots hadn’t shown up, the jobs would have stayed. But nothing could be further from reality. Here’s the truth: We aren’t […]

Collaborative robots are the hottest topic in robotics today, but there are many questions surrounding this new technology. To help answer these questions, the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is hosting the International Collaborative Robots Workshop on Tuesday, September 30 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. Attendees will hear the world’s top […]

This Week in Automation   Become an Automation Expert – Resources Roundup Interested in learning more about what automation can do for your company? Business owners are pressed for time and we’ve devoted this week’s post to gathering helpful resources for your convenience. Useful links to industry news and best practices as well as upcoming […]

This Week in Automation   Key Questions to Ask Before Automating Automation is a proven way for companies to speed up production, produce higher quality products, and compete globally. A clear understanding of needs must be matched with the solutions that automation provides. Use these key assessment questions as an evaluative framework before investing in […]

Automation is a proven way for companies to speed up production, produce higher quality products, and compete globally. Making the transition from traditional processes to new technology doesn’t happen at the snap of a finger. A clear understanding of needs must be matched with the solutions that automation provides. Use these key assessment questions as […]

This Week in Automation   Video Interfaces Deliver Advantages in Industrial Automation Complicated and expensive. If this is your perception of machine vision for industrial automation, it’s time to reconsider. Choosing the right video interface can help designers and end-users reduce complexity, lower costs, and gain performance advantages. Read More     A3 Business Forum Set […]

Complicated and expensive. If this is your perception of machine vision for industrial automation, it’s time to reconsider. Choosing the right video interface – the hardware and software used to format imaging data and send it to a computer for analysis or display – can help designers and end-users reduce complexity, lower costs, and gain […]

This Week in Automation   Trends in Robotics Sales &  the Robotics Industries Association Certification Program Trends in robotics sales show companies in diverse industries are making greater use of automation. The automotive industry still accounts for most sales, but more companies in the life sciences and food and consumer goods industries are using automated […]

This Week In Automation   Why I Automate – This Robot is Changing How We Cure Diseases The benefits of automating a medical research lab include sifting through massive amounts of data in a short period of time. Special thanks to our Why I Automate video sponsor, Staubli Robotics. Read More     Kellogg Community […]

The benefits of automating a medical research lab include sifting through massive amounts of data in a short period of time. Scientists at a National Institutes of Health laboratory search for the right combinations of chemicals to fight diseases. In this next installment in the “Why I Automate” series, researcher Chris Austin describes how robots […]