Wage changes leading to more automation?
A new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggests that raising the minimum wage will make workers unaffordable and push more businesses to automation. In
4 January 2018
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Product: Baxter Manufacturing Robot
Industry 4.0 is here, are you ready?
The UK is suffering from a skills shortage, particularly in manufacturing, something that is likely to get worse over the coming years but something that can
3 January 2018
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InnoRobo 2015 – We Came, We Saw, We Exhibited
InnoRobo 2015 | 1st – 3rd July 2015 | Lyon, France We had a great time this year at InnoRobo and we had lots of interest
10 July 2015
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Active8 Robots – New Product Launch at InnoRobo 2015
Exciting Range of New Products Now Available! Today Active8 Robots are proud to announce the launch of a range of new products including a 10 DOF humanoid
1 July 2015
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Using Collaborative Robots for Low Cost Automation
Smart, Collaborative Robots Providing Low Cost Automation to SME’s Around the World Automation has been around for many years but typically has been restricted to large
10 June 2015
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Manufacturers’ Monthly Factory Robots Article
Rodney’s factory robot revolution We’re at a tipping point when it comes to smart factory robots, says artificial intelligence guru, inventor and entrepreneur Rodney Brooks. Brent
27 April 2015
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Lectures on Collaborative Robotics
Active8 Robots are now offering lectures on collaborative robotics to all Universities and Colleges in Europe! As part of National Robotics Week Active8 Robots will be delivering a series
8 April 2015
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Sawyer vs Baxter – Head to Head Comparison
A new addition to the Rethink Robotics family You may have the seen last week that Rethink Robotics released the Sawyer robot, their latest smart, collaborative robot to
27 March 2015
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Baxter De Telegraaf Article
AN OUTBREAK OF REVOLUTION – 3rd February 2015 Robot technology is child’s play The robot is called Baxter and seems much of an ideal employee: once
17 March 2015
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Low Cost Automation
Low Cost Automation in Manufacturing Automation has never been low cost due to a number of factors, namely the cost of the automation solution, the cost of
25 February 2015
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What are collaborative robots – and why are they so different?
What makes a robot smart? Traditionally robots have only been able to operate based on set parameters and have been very inflexible to alterations and changes
17 February 2015
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Problem Solving with Collaborative Robots
Robotic Solutions from Active8 Robots What are smart, collaborative robots? Smart, collaborative robots are autonomous robots which can work safely alongside human co-workers and have to
26 January 2015
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Why 2015 is the Year of the Robot
Over the last decade we have seen numerous robots being released and paraded as the ‘next revolution in robotics’ none more famous than Honda’s Asimo robot.
12 January 2015
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Why collaborative robots are bringing work back home
Offshoring has long been an issue for both businesses and employees but for completely different reasons. However, with the development of low-cost robotics offshoring is not
6 January 2015
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Introducing Intera 3.1 for the Baxter Manufacturing Robot
On November 3rd Rethink Robotics announced the release of Intera 3.1, building on the already successful Intera 3 software by implementing the new Robot Positioning System featuring
18 December 2014
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Manufacturing commitment to the Baxter Robot
Manufacturers are putting their faith into Baxter to find practical workplace solutions to increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve safety in the workplace. After the great reception
5 December 2014
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