The concept for Intelligent Assist Devices (IADs) started in 1995 when a small group of engineers from the automotive industry (General Motors and Ford) approached our founders who are professors of mechanical engineering at Northwestern... Learn more

Robots continue to push the boundaries of technology and their increasing agility could make them the bulwark of lean manufacturing ``Decades of labor in artificial intelligence sensing navigation communications and hardware are beginning to bear... Learn more

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Safety is a clear -- if broad -- priority spanning all industrial sectors It encompasses plant machine and worker safety; ergonomics; environmental standards; and security Companies continue to strive to eliminate downtime -- in some sectors an... Learn more