Brian McMorris

  • Can Man Really Create a Universe? “Cosmogenesis”

    Man has forever been interested in invention and creation.  The ultimate creator is he / she who created the Universe.  Are other universes possible?  Maybe.  Can man himself create a new universe from nothing?  Another Maybe, though one even less certain.  Walt Disney was a creator and inventor.  His most famous creation was Fantasia, which

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  • ROBO: 2017 Global Robotics Industry Investor Report

    There have been several investor indexes created around the robotics market over the past 20 years.  I myself put together such an index in the 1990s which included Cognex, RVSI, Acuity, ABB, Fanuc, Adept and Yaskawa.  The problem with such indexes is the components were rarely a pure industrial robotics play (exception being Adept Technologies).

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  • Social and Economic Impact of Robotics

    Policy makers should begin to consider "life after robotics".  Robots will undoubtedly improve quality of life.  But at what cost and with what concessions? https://futurism.com/mass-human-labor-is-no-longer-needed-where-do-we-go-from-here/

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  • TM Robotics with 7th Axis Machine Loading

    Here is a great example of untended machine loading / unloading. Add a mobile vehicle to transport parts for machining from a storage area plus #FELIX IoT diagnostic and analytic services and we have a "lights out" totally automated manufacturing facility.

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  • Robotic Shoe Manufacturing: Inserting Shoe Laces by Robot

    Shoes are one of the most important clothing items worn universally by men and women.  They have become fashion statements and people pay more for customized shoes that fit well and have a distinctive or personal appearance.  www.TheHouseofDesign.com develops robotic work cells that manufacture customized shoes.  Here is an article on how shoes laces are

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