The Automation Navigator - Sean Dotson
Sean DotsonThe Automation Navigator explores the evolving world of automation, robotics, packaging, AI, economics, and leadership. Drawing on decades of experience in industrial automation, it offers practical insights and clear thinking to help operators, engineers
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 18 days ago |
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The Best AI Project in Your Factory Might Be Boring
AI is everywhere right now, and depending on who you listen to, it is going to replace half your employees, redesign your products, run your factory, answer your phones, write all your software and probably figure out why the printer on the...
Automation Navigator Feedback
I hope you will do me a favor and answer this quick survey about The Automation Navigator. It’ll help me fine tune the site to bring you more of the content you want to see (and less of what you don’t). Should take less than 60 seconds.. Th...
Your Robot Is Not “Physical AI”
A robot picks up a stamped metal part, places it in a fixture, and waits for a proximity switch to confirm that the part is seated. Another robot welds it. A camera checks the bead. If the inspection fails, the machine rejects the assembly....
The Next Breakthrough in Automation: Ease of Use
People often ask me what the next big breakthrough in automation will be. They expect an answer involving AI, humanoid robots, foundation models, or some other technology that will appear at a trade show with a glowing demo and a press rele...
Terafab: When Ambition Collides with Reality
One of the mistakes people make when discussing Elon Musk is treating every announcement as either inevitable genius or complete fantasy. The reality is considerably more complicated. Over the past two decades he has accomplished things tha...
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Founder, CEO, engineer, robotics and automation leader. I speak about automation, packaging, robotics, technology and M&A activity in our industry.
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