Tag: robots
ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper
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...
Robots will eliminate jobs but create new ones too
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...
Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain U.S. economy’s surprising...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire last year. It wasn't...
RIMA workshop features robots, 3D innovation with Axis New England, R&D...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, in conjunction with Polaris MEP, will present a workshop called “Time to Think Outside of the Box”...
Weight loss surgery with the help of a robot
More precision and smaller incisions.
These are the main benefits that modern robot-assisted surgery brings to bariatric surgery, a procedure that helps with weight loss...
As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Robots haven't replaced warehouse workers yet, but they're here — and they need some human supervision.
Doing your job side-by-side...
Five Questions With Takaya Sugimura
5Q: Takaya Sugimura | President, Yushin America Inc.
1. What does Yushin America do in Rhode Island? We are the oldest and largest subsidiary...
Robots seen complementing, not replacing, workers
Manufacturers in Rhode Island who are looking for greater efficiency and productivity are turning to automated machines and programmable robots, but the technology creates...
OSHA seeks info on control-circuit devices, robot-interaction risks
PROVIDENCE – The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking for information to potentially update its Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout standard, the...
Air Strike robotics team finishes fourth at FIRST World Championship
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts high school students from the Air Strike robotics team who competed in the FIRST World Championship robotics competition...
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