Industrial Robotics Industry Insights Resource
July 2020
Talking Mobile: How Smartphone Apps are Monitoring Automation
by Laura Moretz, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 07/31/2020
The ability to control automation and robots through cloud platforms continues to change in ways that increase access, increase security.
June 2020
Programming Made Easy: How Millennial-Friendly Technologies Are Transforming Robot Programming
by Emmet Cole, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 06/18/2020
Robot programming systems are evolving rapidly, with traditional point-by-point teach pendants being supplemented -and even replaced- by more intuitive...
May 2020
3 Ways Robots Are Making Construction Safer
by FORT Robotics
POSTED: 05/14/2020
Construction robots have the potential to prevent accidents and transform the industry — if they’re used properly.
Supervised Autonomy: Integrating Technology and Talent
by Leah Zitter, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 05/11/2020
Over at the FedEx repair facility in Collierville, Tennessee, robots stock office shelves, move items around the office, and...
April 2020
Robotics and COVID-19: Highlights from A3’s panel discussion with four top leaders
POSTED: 04/16/2020
As the world continues to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, robots and automation are playing a critical role
Robots Check Their Own Work Through Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
by Winn Hardin, Contributing Editor
POSTED: 04/14/2020
Ultrasound NDT of carbon fiber is one example of an NDT application.
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
