Welcome to bESTology 2025 fACTOIDS Your team is about to embark on an invaluable journey that will further the use of technology and human interaction for the future. Knowing the importance of your mission, your team recognizes that your investigators, known as Librarians, will conduct investigations and research to uncover Read more…
bESTology-Week 10 Where’s The Guidance? Topics Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV) Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) Objective/Goal: Students will review the two types of autonomous vehicles to understand the functions and programming to meet the autonomous needs. Introduction: Students will further examine the functioning and meaning of Autonomous and the difference between Read more…
bESTology-Week 9 Am I All I Can Be? Topics Function Autonomous Function or Not Objective/Goal: Students will understand what an Autonomous Function is and is programming meeting the autonomous need. Introduction: Students will further examine the functioning and meaning of Autonomous Robotics and what is not Autonomous Function with robots. Read more…
bESTology-Week 8 Which Way What? Topics Sensors Path Orientation-Gyroscopes Objective/Goal: Students will understand how sensors and Gyroscopes assist the orientation of an autonomous robot. Introduction: Students will continuing learning about sensors with learning about Gyroscopes. This is a special type of sensor that provides the orientation an autonomous robot needs Read more…
Week 7-Where Are My Arms? Topics Sensors Path Orientation Objective/Goal: Students will understand how sensors and planning are used to orient an autonomous robot. Introduction: Robotic engineers plan the moves to meet a robot’s purpose and function. When it comes to autonomous mode, planning includes programming sensors that provide the Read more…
Week 6-It’s A Matter Of Sense(ors) Topics Sensors for Automation The Fundamentals of Sensors Objective/Goal: Students will understand how automation supports the needs of warehouse and fulfillment businesses to reduce labor costs and lack of qualified employees. Introduction: Robots need to make sense of their environment to function efficiently. How Read more…
bESTology-Week 5 Choosing Your ARMs Topics Automation Solutions Determining ARMs for function and purpose Objective/Goal: Students will understand how automation supports the needs of warehouse and fulfillment businesses to reduce labor costs and lack of qualified employees. Introduction: Use of Autonomous Control or Controlled Robots in production for warehouse or Read more…
2022 bESTology-Week 4 Control? What Is In Control? Topics Quality Control Autonomous Control VS Controlled Robots Objective/Goal: Students will understand the difference between autonomous control and controlled robots and how these two types of robots work to provide quality of products and services Introduction: Use of Autonomous Control or Controlled Read more…
bESTology Week 3-Picking Which Way https://www.conveyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Pick-Module-1.jpg Topics Fulfillment Zones Fulfillment types Objective/Goal: Students will understand the different types of order picking and fulfillment zones and how these processes affect the warehouse and fulfillment center designs. Introduction: Order picking is the success mechanism for warehouses and fulfillment centers across the globe. Read more…
2022 bESTology-Week 2 What Job Where? Topics Types of fulfillment Hybrid fulfillment Dark fulfillment Objective/Goal: Students will understand the different types of fulfillment processes are used with automatic and autonomous machines.. Introduction: Automation has significantly modified how companies can adapt to business needs and demands. Multiple companies can now do Read more…
2022 bESTology Week 1 Topics Defining Automatic Defining Autonomy Stages of Human interaction with automatic and autonomous machines Essential Questions: What are the three types of autonomous modes? Is there a difference between automatic and autonomous? How are humans involved with automatic and autonomous machines? How could automatic or autonomous Read more…
Week 9-Construction, Destruction at a Distance Topics Purpose and function of robots in construction and demolition How robots are modernizing construction and demolition Pros and cons of robots in construction and demolition Objective/Goal: Students will understand how robotics are being used for construction and demolition, types of robots and their Read more…