Tag: Robotic
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Autovol’s Affordable Housing Project with Robotic Automation
First-of-its kind Idaho factory nears completion of a five-story San Jose, CA apartment building. Just over two years since breaking ground, Autovol is now using automation in new ways as it nears completion of its first major affordable housing project. The project, Virginia Street Studios, will make high-quality apartment homes more affordable to seniors in San…
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Testing Robotic Cleanup on a Construction Site
A group of people had gathered at a construction site in Vantaa, Finland, on February 25, 2019. On the floor of a large room, a robot was blinking lights, apparently waiting for instructions on what to do next. This was the first test of an industry-grade cleaning robot for construction sites. The test was the…
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Robotic Timber Fabrication – Videos
These videos demonstrate today’s possibilities of robotic timber fabrication. A multi-functional portal robot for automated assembly and processing of timber constructions ROB Technologies The WoodFlex 56 is a portal robot equipped with a tool changing system. The robot can handle large timber boards, shoot nails, and cut and mill wood. It is used for making…
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Your Ultimate Advantage in the Robotic Age
Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the FLUX 2015 conference for game changers and innovators in Helsinki. It was a very inspiring and thought provoking event, packed with insight and information. In this post, I’ll share my notes on the first of the two presentations, Marty Neumeier‘s Metaskills. Marty Neumeier is a renowned author,…