robots

December 13, 2022

MANUFACTURING

Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part I: Robots and AGV

4 min read

The Internet is littered with articles about Industry 4.0. Adoption of digital industrial processes is facilitated when these processes run over wireless infrastructure, but the communications technology must deliver against strict application requirements for performance and reliability.

March 18, 2020

INDUSTRIAL IOT

Testing Wi-Fi 6, private LTE, and soon, 5G — with the help of robots

2 min read

See how Cisco tested Wi-Fi 6 and Private LTE for an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) in a warehouse setting to determine both feasibility as well as reliability of the wireless signal.

May 31, 2018

INNOVATION

Techno Panics 2.0: What Do Paint Rollers and Self-Driving Cars Have in Common?

2 min read

Paint rollers and self-driving cars have a lot in common – they represent a huge leap forward in productivity and innovation, and they force us to confront our fears about change.

November 17, 2017

INNOVATION

To Save Tomorrow: It’s about Transformation and Choice

1 min read

Whatever you think the future might bring, one thing is certain—it will be about transformation and choice.

September 21, 2017

INNOVATION

To Save Tomorrow: The Promise and Peril of the Augmented Worker

1 min read

Technology and changing organizational structures like the gig economy are redefining work and workers. We continue our comic-book view of the Future of Work with the augmented worker.

August 31, 2017

INNOVATION

To Save Tomorrow: Who Will Be the Worker of the Future?

2 min read

We have to be able to imagine the future in order to create the future we want. Join Kate O’Keeffe on an imaginary journey into the Future of Work.

June 15, 2017

INNOVATION

The Hand, the Head, and the Heart: Which Will Lead in the Digital World?

2 min read

With new business and consumption models (“on-demand,” “as-a-service”) becoming more prominent, disruption is accelerating with democratized innovation. Where will this leave the human race in the digital age?

Diversity in the IT Industry is Key to Solving Global Problems

4 min read

This blog post was guest-written by Nora Ayanian, Assistant Professor and Director of the ACT Lab at USC. She’ll be guest-speaking during the “Meet the Amazing Women Using Technology to Change the World” session of the Women Rock-IT series on November 29. Diversity is crucial when solving challenging problems, whether you work with people, devices, or robots. […]

May 4, 2016

COLLABORATION

G.U.N.T.H.E.R Care for Customer Care, Beyond Robotic

1 min read

Some of the most iconic characters in movies and television haven’t even been human. For example, most people don’t realize the name of the robot on Lost in...