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Gadgets
fromWIRED
5 hours ago

Fix Your Own Fence or Car This Summer With the 3 Best Power Tools

Choosing between corded and cordless circular saws involves trade-offs in power, portability, and motor type.
Alternative transportation
fromGothamist
19 hours ago

Nothing boring about this: Big honking digging machines get built in New Jersey

New Jersey is assembling custom machines for the first new Hudson River train tunnels in over a century, part of a $16 billion project.
#generative-ai
Women in technology
fromwww.bbc.com
11 hours ago

'I swapped driving a tractor for a dumper truck'

Women are increasingly entering the construction industry, with initiatives like women-only heavy machinery training courses addressing the skills shortage.
Productivity
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The productivity question AI forces us to ask

Productivity tools increase capabilities but also raise expectations, leading to a cycle of anxiety and an overwhelming pace of work.
#ai
European startups
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Treon lands 6.8m to accelerate industrial AI innovation | Computer Weekly

Treon secured €6.8m in funding to enhance AI-driven services for factories and logistics, addressing maintenance challenges in industrial environments.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I'm a construction manager who vibe coded a paperwork tracker. My workers loved it until I accidentally broke it.

I got a degree from Douglas College in programming and business management. I understood the business side more and was better at that than at being a coder.
Web frameworks
Roam Research
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Cutting-Edge Robot Mowers Are Getting Really Good

Lidar and AI vision enhance robot mowers' ability to navigate and cut grass in challenging environments.
#physical-ai
fromAxios
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Investors are betting on robots to replace blue collar workers

Artificial intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Physical AI device shipments to reach 145 million units by 2035 | Computer Weekly

Physical AI is rapidly evolving, enabling machines to autonomously interact with the real world, with significant growth predicted in device shipments.
fromAxios
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Investors are betting on robots to replace blue collar workers

Remodel
fromWIRED
1 week ago

15 Design-Forward DIY Tools Worth Upgrading to This Year

DIY has evolved into a significant cultural force, with the global market nearing a trillion dollars, driven primarily by cost-saving motivations.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

I was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.

Tabby Toney transitioned from software engineering to welding after being laid off, finding job security and satisfaction in her new career.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

Automation Promised Efficiency, But It Also Removed Differentiation

Marketing automation has improved efficiency but led to a lack of differentiation in brand messaging and identity.
#robotics
London startup
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability

GEN-1 is a new AI system by Generalist achieving high success rates in physical tasks, adapting quickly and improvising solutions.
London startup
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Humanoid tests humanoid robot for automotive logistics

Humanoid's robot successfully completed a proof-of-concept test for automotive manufacturing, demonstrating its capability in a production environment.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability

GEN-1 is a new AI system by Generalist achieving high success rates in physical tasks, adapting quickly and improvising solutions.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

This AI Semi Equipment Maker Has Been Quietly Chewing Up the Competition

Lam Research has outperformed competitors in AI semiconductor equipment with a 321% total return over three years, despite recent stock fluctuations.
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair

Companies such as John Deere, Garmin, and Philips have collectively spent millions on lobbying efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act, particularly concerning repair issues.
SF politics
European startups
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
2 weeks ago

Decathlon doubles warehouse output with Exotec robots across seven European sites | TNW

Decathlon's automation with Exotec robots has significantly increased productivity and reduced warehouse space requirements across multiple European sites.
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

6 Business Use Cases For Perforated Metal

Perforated metal has long been valued for its strength, versatility, and clean visual appeal. Created by punching patterns of holes into metal sheets, it offers a practical balance between airflow, light control, and structural support. Across industries such as architecture, construction, mining, and interior design, perforated metal has become a go-to material for projects that require both function and style.
Design
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

The world's largest sporting goods retailer is seeing warehouse productivity boosts with robots

Decathlon's Portugal warehouse doubled its order preparation capacity from 57,000 to 114,000, showcasing the significant impact of Exotec's robotic systems on productivity.
European startups
Productivity
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

7 Best AI Construction Scheduling Tools for What-If Recovery Planning

AI-driven scheduling platforms detect project delays early and run simulations to identify the fastest recovery path, helping construction teams recover time and stakeholder trust before schedules slip.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Best Hand Tools for Electrical Contractors

Tool selection directly impacts profitability by reducing callbacks, labor time, and physical strain; proper pliers specifications prevent margin erosion on service jobs.
fromMedium
1 month ago

Folding in Traceability

In enterprise commerce, totals don't drift because someone forgot algebra. They drift because reality changes: promos expire, eligibility changes when an address arrives, catalog data updates, substitutions happen, and returns unwind prior discounts. When someone asks "why did the total change?" you need more than narration. You need evidence - a trail of facts you can replay and a pure computation that deterministically produces the same result.
Scala
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Heavy Duty Diesel Engines for Transport and Service Businesses

Diesel remains the backbone for moving massive loads across long distances. It provides the torque needed for heavy hauling that other fuel types just cannot match. Investment in diesel tech leads to better fuel systems and longer lifespans for newer models.
Alternative transportation
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Why long range communication is useful for industrial monitoring - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Long-range radio waves can pass through obstacles more easily, which makes them perfect for monitoring expansive factories or outdoor infrastructure. A recent report by Fabrity highlighted that these systems use very little power. This allows sensors to operate for 5 to 10 years on a single battery. Using such tech means you do not have to install expensive wiring across your entire site.
Roam Research
Artificial intelligence
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Inside the AI Warehouse: How Otto Group Is Teaching Robots to Work Together

Nvidia's GTC event showcases AI advancements, with Otto Group demonstrating the integration of physical AI in retail fulfillment centers.
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

Vaderstad expands digital tools for seeding management

You can go onto your cloud account either through the iPad or your desktop computer and pre-plan all your jobs... when your hired man goes into the field he can just pick the job... and then hit start and you can go.
Agriculture
#humanoid-robots
Artificial intelligence
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Humanoid Robots Are Getting Cheaper - But Enterprise Costs Are Just Getting Started

Falling hardware costs and AI advancements are enabling real-world deployments of humanoid robots, shifting focus to operational infrastructure and software differentiation.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
4 weeks ago

Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day

Humanoid robots like Digit are being deployed in factories with human supervisors, with costs expected to drop from $10-$25 per hour to $2-$3 per hour, potentially displacing workers earning $20 per hour.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Xiaomi Now Using Humanoid Robots to Assemble Electric Cars

Xiaomi deployed humanoid robots at its Beijing EV factory, achieving 90.2% task completion at a 76-second cycle time matching factory pace.
fromFlowingData
1 month ago

Illustrated engineering in everyday objects

I take the product apart. CAD it up. Illustrate each view. Then animate and lay it out for the web. That sounds quick, but it does take me quite a bit of time to create each one.
Graphic design
#3d-printing
Science
fromFuturism
1 month ago

MIT's New 3D Printer Can Print a Working Motor, Complete With Moving Parts

MIT researchers developed a multi-material 3D printer capable of fabricating complete electric motors with moving parts in three hours for 50 cents using five different materials.
Science
fromFuturism
1 month ago

MIT's New 3D Printer Can Print a Working Motor, Complete With Moving Parts

MIT researchers developed a multi-material 3D printer capable of fabricating complete electric motors with moving parts in three hours for 50 cents using five different materials.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

AI Is Reshaping Work Faster Than L&D Is Reshaping Itself

L&D must shift from treating AI as content to architecting organizational capabilities, as AI fundamentally restructures work and threatens traditional apprenticeship models for junior employees.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

AI Might Be Coming for BlueCollar Work-And These Robotics Stocks Still Look Wildly Underestimated

White-collar jobs face near-term AI automation risk, while blue-collar roles may follow as physical AI and robotics advance, creating uncertainty across employment sectors.
fromBootstrap Creative
1 month ago

5 Reasons Your Manufacturing Website Isn't Generating RFQs

If you're a manufacturer with a $10M+ business and your website is "just there," you are losing money to competitors who treat their site like a 24/7 sales rep. If the phone isn't ringing and the inbox is empty of RFQs, it's usually because of these five specific friction points.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Why Tolerance Management Is a Business-Critical Skill in Modern Manufacturing

We are now in a time of manufacturing where precision is more than a technical necessity; it's a business requirement. The more complex, globally dispersed and demanding things get, the less slack remains in the system. Under these circumstances tolerance management has become a decisive competence and affects competitiveness not only in terms of controlling costs, ensuring quality and improving production efficiency but also for long term market success.
Business
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

How hybrid operations are elevating builder performance

AI-enabled sales support closes the digital engagement gap by improving response speed, conversion rates, and OSC productivity while enabling scalable, trust-building sales operations.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How robotics could upend the US manufacturing industry

Machina Labs promotes distributed, flexible, portable robotics-enabled manufacturing to leapfrog centralized factories and accelerate U.S. reindustrialization in defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors.
EU data protection
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Three ways AI will change engineering practices

AI can automate initial technical documentation while increasing compliance demands, requiring visibility, strict data-access controls, guardrails, and security permissions to protect sensitive data.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
4 weeks ago

Lab for autonomous agents to drive boost in manufacturing in India | Computer Weekly

IBM Research launches Emergence India Labs to develop autonomous systems for manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure, positioning India as a frontier AI research hub beyond traditional IT services.
Environment
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

How to Know Whether to Hire or Buy Aggregate Washing Equipment

Select buying, hiring, or contracting for aggregate washing based on workload, budget, seasonal demand, and long-term operational needs to optimize product quality and costs.
fromdzone.com
2 months ago

Managing Changing Hardware/Peripherals in a Robust POS

Retail point-of-sale systems today offer a wide range of options for peripherals and hardware. Their technical specifications play a major role in selection, and big retailers often choose multiple vendors to reduce a single point of failure. This gives them an advantage to negotiate price or support as well. Technically, these peripherals also require updating with new models and may have new feature sets. This necessitates the redevelopment of point-of-sale applications, increasing development costs.
Information security
Cars
frominsideevs.com
2 months ago

'Dark' Car Factories Are Coming Sooner Than You Think

Fully automated 'dark' car factories are likely by 2030, driven by advanced robots and AI, though human dexterity still outperforms machines today.
Gadgets
fromFuturism
1 month ago

They Gave a Robot a Sword

A humanoid Robotera L7 performs dynamic swordplay with advanced motor skills, demonstrating 55 degrees of freedom and impressive full-body agility.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

How "tribology" became a new industrial science

the automation of heavy machinery enabled plants to operate continuously, increasing productivity and revenue. The downside was that any small hiccup was acutely felt, cascading through the production line. At first, it was assumed that inadequate lubrication of factory equipment was causing parts to seize up or break apart. And so, the Lubrication and Wear Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, along with the Iron
Science
Business intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Caterpillar vs Deere: Heavy Machinery Legends Post Opposite Earnings Stories and the Gap Is Widening Fast

Caterpillar achieves record revenue driven by data center power demand, while Deere signals agricultural cycle recovery despite margin compression and tariff headwinds affecting both companies differently.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

Transformers-inspired Shapeshifting Machine Splits Into An Entire Road-Construction Robot Fleet - Yanko Design

Modular autonomous electric train deploys AI-guided construction robot modules, drone, and intelligent command hub to streamline road-building in remote, disaster, or difficult terrains.
#precision-agriculture
Gadgets
fromFast Company
2 months ago

This simple robot could drastically speed up data center construction

An autonomous drill robot drills thousands of precise concrete-floor holes for data centers up to ten times faster, operating 24/7 with 99.97% accuracy.
Business
fromFortune
2 months ago

The most unexpected winner of the AI boom? Caterpillar | Fortune

Caterpillar's stock surged to record highs as market cap rose from $270B to $347B, driven by strong demand, AI exposure, record revenues, and a $51B backlog.
Gadgets
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Engineer caused data loss by cleaning PCs with welding tools

A structural engineer destroyed five AutoCAD PCs by using oil-laden compressed air and acetone, causing hardware failure and loss of engineering files.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The CEO of a $15 billion AI company says the biggest AI winners won't be software - they'll be mines, farms, and trucks

The real impact of AI in the next 5 to 10 years would show up in physical industries, like in farming, in mining, in construction, in self-driving trucks. More pragmatically, it's actually just putting intelligence into things that already exist all around us.
Artificial intelligence
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Warehouse Automation Seller Just Turned Profitable While the Retail Giant Builds Its Own

Investors face choosing Symbotic's newly profitable automation-as-a-service with volatile trading and insider selling or Amazon's scale-driven in-house robotics investment.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

I help manage one of the world's most constrained supply chains, up close to the defining energy bottleneck of the decade | Fortune

Power transformer shortages are the critical bottleneck limiting AI infrastructure expansion and corporate electrification globally.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Boston Dynamics CEO told us how the humanoid robot revolution begins

Its name is Atlas, an all-electric humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based company and maker of the four-legged inspection robot, Spot, and the mobile warehouse robot, Stretch. Hyundai, which owns Boston Dynamics, unveiled the latest version of Atlas at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 5. During live demonstrations, Atlas was seen waving hello to its audience before moving car parts from one rack to another.
Gadgets
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

How to build a more reliable end-of-line packaging process - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

End-of-line packaging often sits at the quiet end of a production line, yet it carries an outsized responsibility. This is the final checkpoint before products leave your facility, meet customers, and represent your brand in the real world. A single error here can undo hours of upstream efficiency and compromise overall product integrity. That's why building reliability into this stage is essential for both operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Business
#amazon
Artificial intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Japan's robotics industry sees record orders as global labor shortages intensify - Silicon Canals

Japan's robotics industry achieved record quarterly orders of ¥324.5 billion in Q1 2025, driven by global labor shortages and aging workforces across Asia, North America, and Europe.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

IFS gives industrial AI ecosystem leg up through partnerships

IFS is building an AI ecosystem through strategic partnerships to deliver measurable industrial and physical AI solutions integrated into customer operations.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs

AI adoption is displacing workers globally, with 40% of jobs affected, while workers report feeling devalued and experiencing reduced pay and increased workload correcting AI errors.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany bets on industrial AI to rival US and China

Germany launched Industrial AI Cloud with 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs to reduce US reliance and enable European AI sovereignty for industrial applications.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Home Depot launches AI tool to automate contractor material lists

Home Depot launched Material List Builder AI to rapidly generate construction materials lists, boosting pros' efficiency, protecting margins, and encroaching on pro-building market share.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Elon Musk Shutting Down Tesla Car Factory to Manufacture Robots Instead

Tesla is ending Model S and X production to convert Fremont to Optimus humanoid production and refocus the company on AI.
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