by - November 2, 2025 10:00 am
Dr. Jeyam Subbiah was at the grocery store and wanted to grab some chicken. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shelves were empty. He was stunned. Tyson Foods,…
by - August 30, 2024 11:46 am
San Jose, Calif.-based educational technology company ROYBI Inc. recently opened an office at Ledger in Bentonville. The award-winning company sells children’s educational robots that use an artificial intelligence (AI) platform….
by - February 6, 2018 4:54 pm
At Charleston High School, eight students have designed the barista of the future. Gunner Heft, Mason Keener, Ryan Keener, Andrew Kimmell, Hayden Pittman, Mary-Ashley Qualls, Garrett Phillips, and Dalton Ripley…
by - October 12, 2017 9:58 pm
A Spirit squad isn’t the first thing one thinks of when hearing the word “Robotics,” but for Amy Markham, the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) teacher at Chaffin Junior High…
by - March 4, 2017 7:37 pm
Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. ROBOTS ON THE RISE, 2016 SHIPMENTS JUMP 10% TO $1.9 BILLION The Robotic Industries Association recently reported that the North American…
by - November 7, 2016 6:25 pm
The future is here in terms of robotic applications used by Wal-Mart Stores, Tyson Foods, Baldor Electric Co. and other large Arkansas employers. But a shortage in robotic techs is…
by - July 11, 2016 4:35 pm
Part of almost $2 million in workforce development grants received by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will create robotics laboratories at public schools in Charleston, Fort Smith and…
by - April 29, 2015 5:46 pm
A Baldor marketing official told a roomful of manufacturing executives and leaders that although the use of robots is growing rapidly as part of the industrial giant’s operations, not one…
by - June 5, 2014 10:51 pm
The 21st Annual Jack White Legislative Golf Tournament to be held Monday, June 16, will involve more than golfers trying to prove their skills on the course – it will…
by - February 11, 2014 6:22 pm
A Tuesday (Feb. 11) Board of Visitors meeting at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith provided an update to three new degree programs at the university, as well as…
by - September 18, 2013 2:56 pm
The global commercial robotics industry could be a $20 billion market by 2016, fueled by uses that range in Northwest Arkansas from precision surgery to cooking French Fries. The International…
by - April 7, 2013 2:09 pm
After three days of feverish competition at the University of Arkansas Barnhill Arena, organizers of the Razorback Regional FIRST Robotics Competition crowned the winners of the science and engineering challenge…
by - October 30, 2012 6:48 pm
The Chaffin Junior High School BEST Robotics team on Tuesday (Oct. 30) demonstrated their “space elevator” to about 75 students from Barling, Bonneville, Euper Lane and Woods Elementary Schools. The…
