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Reshoring and supply-chain security

Design World

Discrete automation with motion systems and complementary forms of warehousing technologies remain core to reshoring and making supply chains more robust in the years since COVID-19. We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in this space. Here’s what they had to say.

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Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges

Robotics Business Review

Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years. Think about how humans work in manufacturing environments today.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it. Manufacturing Logistics.

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#Trending: From humanoids to low-cost automation – IFR reports on what’s next for industrial robotics in 2025

Automation Mag

Robot and chip manufacturers recently are investing in the development of dedicated hardware and software that simulate real-world environments. Industrial manufacturers are reportedly focusing on humanoids performing single-purpose tasks only. Robots play a key role in helping manufacturers achieve these goals.

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Unifor asks Walmart to bargain first contract in wake of Canada Cartage acquisition

Canadian Manufacturing

Warehousing and logistics workers have a right to a union, and we expect the company to bargain a first collective agreement with our members as soon as possible,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. Unifor is alleging that Walmart punished workers with a wage freeze after they formed a union in December.

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China proposes guidelines for future humanoid development

Robotics Business Review

The race is heating up around the world, as dozens of humanoid robot companies put all of their energy, expertise, and knowledge into to creation of this interesting robot form factor. To that end, IEEE has initiated a Humanoid Study Group to explore all of the current worldwide standards and determine where the gaps are for this form factor.

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ACS-2311A: Compact Industrial Embedded PC with Quad-Core Intel Celeron J6412

Manufacturer's Monthly

This makes it a cost-effective solution that is suitable for a variety of applications, including manufacturing, process control, warehousing and mining. It also has a compact form factor (180mm x 130mm x 58.5mm), which makes it ideal for applications with limited space. shock & vibration), and a 9~36 VDC power input range.