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Lights-Out Machining and Robots and Widgets

They’re not raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but these five pieces of content are a few of my favorite things from 2023.

Year in Review: Machine Design’s 2023 Cover Story Series

Flip through this year’s print issues to uncover significant technology milestones of 2023.
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Machine Design Tips the Hat to Contributors of Note in 2023

Catch up on technology updates you’ve been meaning to read about all year. Links are provided at your fingertips.

Annual Salary Survey eBook from Machine Design

The latest salary and career insights from mechanical engineers and other industry professionals from the engineering community.

Intelligent Assistant Platforms Improve Conversations with Industrial Robots

Communication with robots in industrial settings demands safety mechanisms that protect people. Conversational language assistants can broker a safer interface.

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Machine Design Library - Free E-book

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Enhancing Robotics Applications with Rotary Unions and Slip Rings

Moog GAT’s combinations of rotary unions and electrical slip rings provides for rotation at the joint of the tool interface.
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Cobots Double Weld Grinding Efficiency Without Replacing Human Know-How

Are cobots a help or hindrance to the workforce? The author shows why weld grinding is a good example of cobots aiding human technicians.
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5 for Friday: The Power of Collaboration; a Collaboration Around Power; and the Cost of Designing for Reliability

Machine Design takes a look at the past week, and a look ahead to the issues facing the design and manufacturing sector.
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Mobile robots like these, also called jack bots, are typically used in warehouses to move large stacks of product shelves and identify products and shelves.
Mobile robots like these, also called jack bots, are typically used in warehouses to move large stacks of product shelves and identify products and shelves.
Mobile robots like these, also called jack bots, are typically used in warehouses to move large stacks of product shelves and identify products and shelves.
Mobile robots like these, also called jack bots, are typically used in warehouses to move large stacks of product shelves and identify products and shelves.
Mobile robots like these, also called jack bots, are typically used in warehouses to move large stacks of product shelves and identify products and shelves.

Emergent Robotics: Pioneering Solutions in Modern Industrial Automation

Collaborative, mobile autonomous, swarm and vision-guided robots are redefining planned work and intralogistics operations.