Shop OBEX P1 Docs P2 Docs Learn Events
Robot Manufacturing — Parallax Forums

Robot Manufacturing

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2012-05-26 12:47 in Robotics
A particularly nice video showing an industrial robot arm moving cylinder heads to 2 different CNC machines. The arm changes end effectors in the course of moving and palletized the parts. You can imagine that the central arm may have recently replaced a human operator, a textbook case of rationalizing that "robots don't take breaks or call in sick".

Comments

  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-05-25 20:36
    Very nice! I wonder how many heads George did in his 8 hour workday versus the robot in its 20 hour day?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-05-26 04:08
    Good video. I think you are right and there was a previous human operator. This is definitely why you need to be skilled labor in the 21st century.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2012-05-26 09:46
    mindrobots wrote: »
    Very nice! I wonder how many heads George did in his 8 hour workday versus the robot in its 20 hour day?

    George was a slacker since day one. His dad owned the plant, so George Jr always got away with murder...
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2012-05-26 12:47
    First the jobs went to China, then they went to robots, then they went to Chinese robots,...
Sign In or Register to comment.