Industrial Robotics Industry Insights Resource
March 2020
Special A3 Report: Signs of Hope for Manufacturing Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
by John Gallagher, Special to A3
POSTED: 03/26/2020
A3 asked former Detroit Free Press Business Columnist John Gallagher to examine the state of manufacturing during the coronavirus crisis.
A3 Special Report: How Robots and Automation are Fighting Covid-19
by Keith Shaw, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 03/26/2020
As the world continues to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, robots and automation are playing a critical role...
Leveraging Big Data from Robots: IIoT, Predictive Analysis, and Small Data, Too!
by Emmet Cole, Contributing Editor, RIA
POSTED: 03/22/2020
The term 'big data' conjures mental images of vast data lakes, teeming with billions of data points.
February 2020
Low-Barriers to Entry Help Pre-engineered Robotic Machine Tending Solve the Labor Shortage Gap
by Winn Hardin, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 02/19/2020
Pre-engineered robotic machine tending solutions can help newcomers and companies with high-mix, low-volume operations “dip their toes” into robotics quickly,
MICPA Appoints Robert Doyle as new President and CEO
POSTED: 02/07/2020
RIA's Robert Doyle is named President and CEO of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.
January 2020
Mobile Robots – Where Are They Going Now?
by Laura Moretz, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 01/03/2020
In warehouses, hospitals, and factories, mobile robots are doing tasks that can tax workers with repetitive stress injuries or fatigue.
December 2019
Collaborative Robots: Raising the Human Condition
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 12/16/2019
Collaborative robots take on new and varied roles in automotive, electrical, floral design and consumer goods.
November 2019
Human-Robot Interaction: A Team Sport
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 11/18/2019
As HRI evolves, human-robot teams are in the queue.
Swarming service robots? How human-multi-robot collaborative teams will tackle real-world problems
by Dr Simon Shakespeare, The Technology Partnership (TTP)
POSTED: 11/15/2019
What innovations can increase the adoption of robotics more widely in the commercial sector? Rather than focus on complexity to
October 2019
Robots Embrace the Daily Grind of Abrasive Work
by Winn Hardin, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 10/25/2019
There should be a lot of praise for today’s robots, not the least of which is that robots never get
September 2019
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 09/27/2019
Rapid Deployment, Data-Based Insights, Supervised Autonomy, Continuous Improvement
August 2019
Testing Thresholds for Collaborative Robot Safety
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 08/27/2019
Cobots could someday corner the market. Get the latest collaborative robot safety standards updates at IRSC.
July 2019
Cultivating Robotics and AI for Sustainable Agriculture
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor, Robotic Industries Association
POSTED: 07/22/2019
Robots and AI relieve labor shortages, increase farming efficiency and support new, sustainable agriculture methods across the food supply chain.
June 2019
Autonomous Mobile Robots Push Robot Boundaries
by Morgan J Zenner, A3 Marketing Manager
POSTED: 06/17/2019
There’s a new robot in town that is moving and shaking things up in a big way: Autonomous Mobile Robots
May 2019
ROS-Industrial for Real-World Solutions
by Tanya M. Anandan, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 05/28/2019
No longer confined to the halls of research, open-source robotics takes on real-world challenges with ROS-Industrial.
