Mobile Robots Get a Leg Up From a More-Is-Better Communications Principle
Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help them operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found. We were inspired by mathematician and engineer Claude Shannon’s communication theory about how to transmit signals over...

Autonomous Robotic Welding
You often hear about self-driving cars and their levels of autonomy. When can drivers completely remove their hands from the steering wheel? This also applies to robots. How can robots become fully autonomous? What are autonomous robots? Let’s look at the levels of freedom for self-driving cars...

Made by Human: The Threat of Artificial Intelligence to Human Labor
One of the most concerning uncertainties surrounding the emergence of artificial intelligence is the impact on jobs. Human jobs. Innovation and progress are cornerstones of mankind. From the invention of the wheel to machine learning, the effect on our lives transcends generations and influences...

Future of Manufacturing: The Connected Worker as Partner to Robots and Machines
Manufacturing has come a long way from manual labor and assembly lines. The industry has evolved through various phases, from the Industrial Revolution to mass production, and now to Industry 4.0. Each phase has brought its own set of challenges and opportunities, shaping the way goods are produced...

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