Manufacturers producing precision components often need to make caliper measurements of the parts for QC and process control - a boring and repetitive process that is a prime candidate for automation, said Stefan Friedrich, specialist at New Scale Robotics. This white paper helps manufacturers assess whether their specific parts and processes are suited for automation using a Q-Span Workstation Kit.
Collaborative robots (cobots) make automation feasible for small-batch, high-mix manufacturers. Unlike hard-tooled industrial robots, cobots are deployed quickly at relatively low cost, operate near human workers, and can be easily moved from task to task.
Q-Span Workstation Kits work with cobots from Universal Robots (UR) to automatically measure small parts and record the data for statistical analysis. They combine this measurement with part handing (pick and place) to remove most of the labor from the process. The Q-Span Workstation can sort parts or alert operators to process
Southern Communities for a Green New Deal is a new policy platform that builds on the national Green New Deal to center and serve the region s low-income communities and communities of color.
The company also announced the appointment of AI industry pioneers to its Board of Directors:
Fei-Fei Li, Sequoia Professor Computer Science at Stanford University, Co-Director of Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), former Director of Stanford AI Lab (SAIL), former Chief Scientist of AI at Google Cloud, Twitter Board Director, and creator of ImageNet.
Sebastian Thrun, Founder of GoogleX and Waymo (Google s self-driving car division), co-founder of Udacity and CEO of Kitty Hawk, former Director of Stanford s AI Lab (SAIL)
Nimble s mission is to democratize affordable, on-demand fulfillment for every ecommerce retailer. Nimble s fleet of AI-powered robots intelligently pick, pack, and handle millions of products, spanning from apparel and electronics to beauty, general merchandise and grocery items. Today, Nimble robots are deployed in fulfillment centers across the United States picking over 100,000 items per day for customers including several Fortune 500 retailers.