Aethon identified as key vendor in recent Smart Machines market forecast
TechNavio announced the addition of the "Smart Machines Market in the Americas 2016-2020" report to their offering. The report forecasts the smart machines market in the Americas to grow at a CAGR of 14.96% during the period 2016-2020. Key vendors: Aethon BAE Systems...
Three Ways Robots Boost Wages
In its recently released Annual Report, the President’s Council of Economic Advisors points to robotics as a key opportunity for growth in many U.S. industries. It also challenges concerns that automation could threaten the conventional work force, and instead,...
Hospital Construction & Trends In Robotics
Hospital construction is a booming business and the outlook for the hospital construction market is positive, according to Medical Construction & Design magazine. Hospitals are getting larger and becoming more technically sophisticated but are also providing more...
Robotic Automation in Manufacturing Driving US Growth
What if more cost effective production methods encouraged US companies to reshore their production back to the US? Could robotic automation in manufacturing drive US economic growth? Reshoring US Manufacturing This is beginning to happen according to a survey...
Automation and Collaborative Robots
The definition of “collaboration” is “the action of working with someone to produce or create something.” And with one little change — replacing someone with some-thing — the function of many of today’s most successful forms of automation truly shine. Collaborative...
Robots: not in humanoid form, but taking cues from its owner
In the world of autonomous mobile robots, most machines can be placed somewhere on the spectrum between humanoid and non-humanoid. Humanoid robots are similar to many that we know from pop culture lore: C-3PO, the Transformers, and even Baymax (an inflatable robot...
Best Super Bowl Commercials
Maybe your remember some of the best super bowl commercials ever. This list compiles some of the best of all time. We might be a bit biased...but we would like to humbly include Aethon's recent story about how a robotic could help prevent future deflategate incidents...
Deflate gate Meets Its Match
With the deflategate still swirling only days prior to the Super Bowl the league was searching for answers - for a process to secure the footballs. According to details share in this media report, once the footballs are handed in on Friday, controls will go into...
Ferrari and Ford: What do they have to do with the robotics revolution?
The products designed by the automotive industry have similarities to the robotics industry and not just in the use of technology, but how these respective markets have developed over time. Automation and robotics at large are gaining traction in nearly every...
Can Automation Improve Employee Morale?
Whether it’s manufacturing, food service, healthcare, or virtually any other industry, maximizing work output is always a priority. But of course, that can come at a price—in theory, lengthening an employee’s shift by an hour can make him or her more “productive.” But...
