Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.09
March 25, 2019
…from the Egyptian pyramids to the Great Wall of China. AR/VR educational platforms provide a number of benefits over traditional educational methods, including cost-effectiveness, lower risks, and increased retention. A study conducted by Next Galaxy Corp and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital found that medical personnel retained as much as 80% of the course material after being trained with VR, compared to retaining only 20% of information from a traditional training session. For students in high-risk fields such as medicine and aviation, these VR learning experiences could prove to be especially useful. Read: Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.08
October 16, 2022
…large measure in response to supply chain issues with China and localizing inventories with new “grey-collar” jobs managing robots. I think Erik Nieves, CEO of Plus One Robotics, said it best at the summit: “Well, it was clear that there was not going to be enough labor to manage all of the deliveries and the packaging as we continue to move our commerce online.” “But COVID acted as an accelerant to all of that, because right when we had the most need for the parcels and orders to flow is when we had the least reliable labor to do it,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.77
December 02, 2019
…to realize new design to have a proper supply china network. Digital twins provide greater insight into and visibility from a material surface to a critical infrastructure resulting in proactive decisions being made deployed in the field. Current use cases in logistics includes digital twins of packaging & container, shipment, warehouses and distribution centers, logistics infrastructure, and logistics networks. Recently, AspenTech and Hexagon PPM have partnered to enable Digital Twin Workflow Solution for EPC Firms. The partnership aims to help manufacturers in process industries better manage the financial risks of big, complex projects as EPC workflows have historically been document…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.73
December 17, 2021
…NorthShore’s reliance on manufacturers in the U.S., Europe, and China, and it now ships to customers in Europe. As a result, the company is experiencing shutdowns, shortages, and unpredictable shipping. “Our overseas suppliers are backlogged, and our domestic suppliers are shut down,” said Greenberg. “Lead times from Asia have grown from five weeks to 15 to 20 weeks, and we have to add an extra four to six weeks from Europe. And we’re paying extra.” Because NorthShore Care’s customers rely on its products, it orders “just-in-case inventory, and then we add some,” he said, explaining the reason for the extra…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.95
July 09, 2018
…has talked openly about opening a trade war with China and our allies, and that war is apparently under way, with tariffs on aluminum and steel and the retaliatory tariffs already starting. “It’s far from certain that strong global trade flows will continue,” the report authors note. “U.S. trade policy has become less predictable as the current administration threatens established trade relationships in an effort to promote ‘reciprocal’ trade with better terms for U.S. companies.” And in a dire warning directly to international traders, the authors believe that “the industry should prepare risk mitigation plans and consider raising rates or…
