July 7

Jarett Gross
July 07, 2024

Some awesome stuff for a Sunday! Usually news is slow on the weekend but today we have so much awesome stuff I won’t bore you with my life story.

Here is an awesome rebar tying bot being implemented on US-12 in Idaho, I am tempted to drive by and cause a traffic hazard!

Idaho Transportation Department on LinkedIn: Did you catch a glimpse of the robot working on the US-12 Clearwater…

Did you catch a glimpse of the robot working on the US-12 Clearwater Memorial Bridge in Lewiston? Yep, you heard that right, a robot! This high-tech robot is…

www.linkedin.com/posts/idahoitd_did-you-catch-a-glimpse-of-the-robot-working-activity-7204180280729882625-JXCS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Amazon has implemented more robots than any other company in history but they aren’t all good at their jobs. Business bot customers got refunds implying there was no demonstrable ROI.

www.reddit.com/r/technology/s/RR31q2yAin

Japan has implemented an enormous humanoid robot to do tele-operated railway maintence around high voltage wires.

Japan deploys humanoid robot for railway maintenance

The machine can use various attachments for its arms to carry objects, hold a brush to paint or use a chainsaw.

www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/05/companies/railway-maintenance-robot