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Over the last 100 years, the dairy industry has incorporated technology to maximize yield and profit, and automatic milking systems (AMS) are one of...
Automation vs jobs – 5 questions everyone should ask!
Everywhere is the fear of large-scale automation leading to mass unemployment and insecurity. We are at the cusp of significant technological change, drastically changing...
Deepak Trivedi talks about GE’s earthworm-like tunnel digging robot
It caught our attention when GE Research announced its $2.5 million project to demonstrate the feasibility of a bio-inspired, earthworm-like robot, capable of rapidly...
How to choose a smart mattress – Things to remember!
The quality of our sleep impacts most aspects of our lives! The body requires sufficient sleep to recharge to get ready for the next...
How 3D-printed homes solve global housing crisis [Infographic]
An estimated 1.6 billion people in the world lack adequate housing. This crisis spans countries and continents worldwide, but new technology might have an inventive solution.
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Top 12 manufacturers of 3D printed houses and buildings
3D printing technology, aka additive manufacturing (AM), has been around for the past 30 years. Perhaps, it was only recently that as manufacturing technology,...
Essential tips to ensure safe forklift operations
There is plenty of modern equipment we use today in worksites like warehouses and other large storage facilities to precisely lift and place large,...
Top seven companion and social robots for elderly people
A UN report estimates that the number of people aged 60 or over will grow from 962 million worldwide in 2017 to 2,1 billion...
Robotics for teachers: Guides and lesson plans [Download]
In the last ten years, robotics attracted the high interest of teachers and educationists as a unique learning tool to develop cognitive and social...
Popular robots in classic literature (with pictures) – Updated
Even before the word “robot” was coined about a half-century ago, people were fascinated by the idea of a mechanical device that can talk,...
Top 12 key market players in Mining Automation
Mining is traditionally a labor-intensive and dangerous job. It involves several challenges associated with rising energy and labor costs, productivity, environmental sustainability, regulations, and...
AI can personalize learning and optimize teaching experiences
For decades, experts looked for ways to revolutionize education with technology. In 2016, schools spent over $160 billion on technology, or ed-tech, experimenting with...
