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Factory Robots and the Future of 5G

Nov 5, 2020 | 5G, Industrial Automation, Robots

PERHAPS HUMANS WEREN’T meant to be the early adopters of 5G. At Bosch Rexroth in Bavaria, Germany, wheeled robots that zoom between manufacturing machines and robotic arms that help hoist and connect components come with an unusual new feature—5G...

Walmart Abandons Shelf-scanning Robots

Nov 5, 2020 | Retail, Robots

Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said Monday it has ended its relationship with startup Bossa Nova Robotics, which builds roving robots equipped with cameras for...

Contest to Name Central City Robot

Nov 5, 2020 | Robots, Smart Cities

Merrick Medical Center is looking for a fun name for its new, high-tech robot that goes way beyond spick-and-span in keeping things clean. The Central City hospital has purchased a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot, which destroys hard-to-kill viruses and bacteria in...

White Castle Rolls Out More Robots

Oct 29, 2020 | Business, Robots

More robots are coming to White Castle . Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics,  roughly 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena, California-based company’s robotic fry cook. The move accelerates the adoption of...

Poultry Industry Using Robots to Clean and Patrol

Oct 29, 2020 | Robots

Robotics could play a key role in the future of the poultry industry. Speakers at the 55th annual National Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production Conference, held virtually Sept. 28-30, discussed implications from helping debone chicken precisely within...