- Post Date: February 3, 2021
Category: Podcast
Are COVID Lockdowns Worth The Economic and Societal Consequences?
Oh boy. Now they’ve really gone and done it. Arc Specialties President Dan Allford always enjoys getting a little spicy on The Roboticist Chronicles, but in this edition, it’s a full-on spirited debate with host Tyler Kern.
- Post Date: November 17, 2020
Understanding Marketing’s Critical Role In The Automation Age
It doesn’t matter how innovative your product is if your potential customers don’t know about it or understand why they should buy it.
- Post Date: October 23, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: How Automation in Surgery Is Helping Arc Contribute to the Greater Good
Dr. Stefan Kreuzer has seen his fellow surgeons shrug at advancements involving robots in surgery.
If they can drive home without a GPS, why involve robots in a process that already leads to a good outcome?
- Post Date: August 19, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: How Arc Helps Engineering Students Get Hands-On Experience
Sitting in a classroom and learning about engineering is much different from actually being on the job.
- Post Date: August 12, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: Chewing the Fat on Automation In the Meat Processing Industry
ARC Specialties President Dan Allford often refers to the “three Ds” of automation, looking into industries that are dirty, dull, and dangerous and seeing if robotics can step in.
- Post Date: July 28, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: What’s Next for Robotics?
Often, we work as hard as we can to make things as perfect as we can. But, as Dan Allford, President of ARC Specialties, is finding, there are times when a little imperfection can be a good thing.
- Post Date: July 14, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Collaborative Robots
We all can use a little help from our friends – but what if that friend is a robot?
With collaborative robots, robots with safety features that allow more human interaction or for humans to work nearby, that’s possible.
- Post Date: June 30, 2020
Dan & Josh: Friendly Competition
Two Leading Automation Minds on Race Car Driving and Robotics
If there’s one thing Dan Allford, president of ARC Specialties, and Josh Sooknanan, an aerospace engineer with NASA, can agree on, it’s a need for speed.
- Post Date: June 29, 2020
The Roboticist Chronicles: The Difference Between Robots on Earth and Robots in Outer Space
Some things are challenging enough, but an extra element takes the degree of difficulty up several notches. That’s how it is for Josh Sooknanan, an aerospace engineer with NASA, who takes robots and puts them into space.
- Post Date: June 10, 2020
