Rethink Robotics has new one arm bot Sawyer that is smaller, faster and more precise than Baxter

Rethink Robotics’ new robot arm, Sawyer, is a high performance robot designed for machine tending and other precise application. Hundreds of Baxter robots have been sold. Sawyer has pre-sales in the hundreds. There are other robotic systems with higher sales volume. Rethink Robotic systems are leaders in usability and safety. Rethink Robotics today provided an …

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Nissan to Use Advanced Triple Tensile Strength Steel in up to 25 Percent of New Model Parts

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its plan to expand the use of Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel (AHSS) in to up to 25 percent of the vehicle parts (measured by weight) installed in its new production models. Nissan will make use of advanced high tensile strength steel starting in 2017 as one of its …

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China COSCO CEO Seriously Considering Nuclear Powered Container Ships

The boss of the world’s largest shipping conglomerate has advocated the use of nuclear power onboard merchant ships. Outlining the container alliance CKYH’s decision to push ahead with super slow steaming, COSCO ceo and president Capt Wei Jiafu said that the move was in part a green one. He then went on to say that …

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