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    A Telsa Optimus robot hands out gift cards at a recent Hollywood event. Though CEO Elon Musk has called the humanoid robots autonomous, human handlers managed the robots via remote control during the event.
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    Highlights

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    Technology and IIoT

    Nestlé Purina’s Robot Dog Pack

    Nov. 22, 2024
    The quadruped Spot robots support predictive maintenance programs and met ROI in half the predicted amount of time.
    Automation

    What You May Not Know About Real-Time Location Systems and RFID Applications in the Automotive Industry

    April 15, 2024
    Keep these things in mind when choosing technology to track and trace automotive parts, assembled vehicles, totes, tools and more throughout their lifecycle.
    Supply Chain

    Watching the Wheels (and Other Parts) Put into Motion: What’s Behind the Rise in Real-Time Location Systems

    April 5, 2024
    Auto manufacturers are among the many supply chain leaders who want to diligently track and trace parts, finished goods and even packaging as fulfillment – and financial – burdens...
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    Emerging Technologies

    Ambient Computing Is Ready for Its Close-up on Manufacturing's Edge

    Sept. 27, 2023
    What's the technology being used for, and what's needed to adopt it?
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    Automation

    Reshoring and Automation: Where Do Cobots Fit in?

    Sept. 5, 2023
    A look at how smaller manufacturers are using the technology to grow their businesses.

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    Manufacturing Robots: Buy? Lease? or As-a-Service?

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    Behrens Metalware discovers that robot ownership and robots-as-a-service models can provide simultaneous success.
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    Should We Tax Robots?

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    A modest tax could help combat the effects of automation on U.S. income inequality.