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🤖 Dumb Automation Wins, Fake "Shapeshifting Robot", and General Awesomeness 📌
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A robot that is programmed with a clear purpose will always achieve its goals, but a robot without a purpose is just a machine.
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Tommy's Take
Automation Should Do Dumb
I saw a video made by Max Maker that really got me thinking. Why are there so many robotics and automation companies trying to automate really complex processes and tasks. Like yeah it's great that you have a million axis robot that welds and can do back handsprings. But who cares? I want the robot that can take my trash to the curb or mow my lawn.
Automation should do the dumb things for humans and today I present to you 3 illuminescent reasons why.
Robotics needs scale to succeed. Mass adoption by the human population needs to happen at the same scale as cell phones. Scale is volume, volume brings economies of scale, and voilà every Tom, Dick, Susan, and Karen can afford to have a bot.
Dumb, simple tasks can be more easily automated. How about a sink that washes and dries your dishes instead of humans "loading" a dishwasher. I don't want to over generalize but I will, simple task can be automated much more easily.
Look the reality is that we are lazy creatures. We can order food on an app so we don't have to cook for ourselves. We can order toilet paper online to avoid a trip to the store. Our money mostly floats through space as electrons instead of paper or metals. Find something to make us even lazier and you'll have a winner!
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I call BS on this video. It seems way to amateur to be real. I can't believe anyone took the time to take this video seriously!
Jame's Bruton is freaking awesome at creating random bots that do stuff
The economy may suck for some but industry titan Rockwell is growing! This is a real indicator of the resilience our industry is exuding during this weird inflationary market.
Deloitte thinks they have the first "smart" factory in Canada..well first off they're using tape guided agvs, they don't do production work at this "factory" which is all warehousing processes, and really...you think this is the first factory in ALL of CANADA to have this level of tech? Pff. I don't believe it. I know of a handful of sites that are a lot "smarter" than this curated showroom of hardware.
High school roboticists are just awesome. So I love a feel good story with a happy ending. Here's comes one from Tennessee where a group of design and engineering students built their classmates a prosthetic hand. This I say is brilliantly heartwarming. I was concerned that the next generation of youths would only obsess over selfies but their looks to be a lot of hope for the future!
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In case you didn't know...
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The Electric Motor Control
An electric motor control is a device that helps control the speed and power of an electric motor, because we all know that electric motors just love to run wild. Electric motors are used in many different types of machines and appliances, such as cars, toys, and even some appliances in your home. The control helps the motor run at the right speed, which makes the machine or appliance work properly. Just like how a leash keeps a dog from running away, the control keeps the motor from running away with itself.
Electric motors work by using electricity to create a magnetic field that makes the motor spin. The control helps control the amount of electricity that goes to the motor, which can change the speed of the motor. And just like how a diet helps you lose weight, the control helps the motor use less electricity and last longer.
One example of an electric motor control is a dimmer switch. If you have ever used a dimmer switch to control a light, you have used an electric motor control. The dimmer switch helps control the amount of electricity going to the light, which can change the brightness of the light. Electric motor controls can also be found in things like fans, where you can control the speed of the fan and how much air is moved.
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