Across the United States, small and medium-sized manufacturers are contemplating integrating industrial robots into their facilities.

Not long ago, we had a client inquire about virtual reality (VR) and quality training. VR and its close relative, augmented reality (AR), are hot technologies right now, not just in entertainment, but also in industry, including their use in training.

In principle, the mountaineer’s work is simple: “To win the game he has first to reach the mountain’s summit,” said George Mallory, who took part in Britain’s first three attempts on Everest during the 1920s. “But, further, he has to descend in safety.”

Continuous improvement is generally considered to be a journey in pursuit of perfection and is regularly associated with the concept of lean manufacturing.

Using a novel capability to reason about shape, function, and attachment of unrelated parts, researchers have

Flying sharks, waterfalls in the lobby, in-house top chefs, and dogs in the workplace. These are just a few tangible examples of experience design reimagining organizations beyond the traditional scope of organization design.

When Deloitte wanted to get people excited about employee training, the company decided to adopt a gamification strategy for its online training portal.

From carrying food in from the field, to shipping processed products, to assembling a supermarket display, packaging matters.

When Keenan Robinson started college in 2017, he knew the career he wanted. He’d gone to high school in a small town outside Atlanta. His parents had never finished college, and they always encouraged Robinson and his two older siblings to earn degrees.

This story was originally published by MIT News.