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CO-BOT CONVERSATION: Mike Rielly, head of public relations at igus Bearings Inc. in East Providence, discusses one of the robots that the company produces, which are known as collaborative robots, or co-bots, along with other automation technology that it sells to manufacturers. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper

Cover Story 07/19/2024

Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...

SHARING  THE LOAD: igus Bearings Inc. spokesman Mike Rielly, with one of the company’s collaborative robots, or co-bots, that it produces.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Robots will eliminate jobs but create new ones too

Editorial and Op-Ed 07/19/2024

Unions are understandably worried about job losses that will come as manufacturers turn to technology to curb costs and improve production and efficiency. There’s no...

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