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While many robotics companies are building human-sized robots, or working to automate entire factories, MicroFactory is instead trying to think big by building small. San Francisco-based MicroFactory ...

Abstract: The IEC 61499 standard is based on a modular design through the use of Function Blocks, which makes it easier to develop and maintain distributed automation systems. While the reusability of ...

Tyler Whitley works with a group that helps farmers leave industrialized livestock agriculture, and says consumers can play a role. By Cara Buckley A few years ago, Tyler Whitley was working at a help ...

As U.S. healthcare systems face nearly unprecedented shortages of hundreds of drugs and cancer therapeutics, pharmaceutical manufacturers face growing pressure to maximize their productivity and ...