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Welcome to another edition of hardware roundup! This month, we have stories on LEGO, Cobots, 1970’s hardware innovation, and more!
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Industry News
- In automotive news,Dyson unveiled plans for a vehicle-testing siteand expects to have avehicle on the road by 2021.LEGO built a functioning replica of a Bugattiusing almost only Lego Technic pieces.
+LEGO plans to wean itself off ABSand build itstoys entirely from plant-based recycled materialsby 2030. - While 3D printing hasn’t lived up to consumer expectations, itsimpact is increasingly being felt in industrial applications. Dubai mandated that25% of new buildings should to be 3D printedwithin the next seven years, andBMW was recognizedfor the producing thefirst 3D printed metal in automotive mass production.
- A report found that over90% of food processing and packaging companies rely on collaborative robots,or “Cobots,” todecrease operation costs, meet global demand, and combat skilled labor shortages.ISO standards, certifications, and technology trends for cobots.
+The head of Misty Roboticson the个人/社会机器人发展的挑战. - An article in Logic Magazine examines theresilience of supply chains and the lack of transparencythat comes with that reliability. Also, CB Insights’ list of125 startupsthat aredisrupting the supply chain and logistics industryis out now.
+Maersk tests wind power on shipstoreduce fueling costs.
Hardware Knowledge
- My new favorite Instagram account,@how_shits_made, capturesmanufacturing processes in China, such as blanking, looming, drawing, stamping, coating, and much more.
+Shipping from China. - A little tech history: A look inside the1970’s calculator racebetween TI, Sharp, HP, and Casio. Plus, the pivotal roleSears played in introducing the public to computers and video games.
+ Only40 percent of women’s front pockets can completely fit a leading smartphone brand. - Hackers at this year’sDefCon turned an Amazon Echo into a surveillance device, manipulated voting machines, and live-streamed a police body camera.
+How computing power, miniaturization, generative designisfueling computational design and changing the future of collaboration. - Frequent and longer droughts arechanging the approach to water infrastructure, leading to more solutions likerainwater catchment, desalination, and potable reuse.
+Turning Hoover Dam into a giant battery.
Events + Community
- Jobs:SamsaraandMolekuleare hiring across the board;Athelasis looking for fluidics and embedded engineers, and Amprius is looking for abattery engineer.
- Events:TheFormlabs Roadshow heads to Chicagothis month, andIMTS kicks off on Sept 10.
+ We will be at theSilicon Valley Hardware Symposiumon September 20.
