collaborative robots

Industrial hack can turn powerful machines into killer robots

When we imagine the existential threat to humanity posed by automation, we usually think of the negative impact on the workforce, not robots literally bludgeoning us to death. In a post titled "Exploi

Tend.ai trains your robot to operate dozens of 3D printers and laser cutters at a time

If you've got more than a handful of 3D printers or other devices running at a time, it's a full-time job keeping them going — removing and packaging products, tweaking settings, pushing "OK" after