Amazon announced on July 1, 2025 that it had put its one millionth robot into service, at a fulfillment center in Japan. The company says robots now assist about 75 percent of its customer orders.Continue reading
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Joy Milne noticed the change on her husband, years before his diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
Not the most glamorous of superpowers but still incredible. Joy Milne noticed the change on her husband, years before his diagnosis of Parkinson's.Continue reading
A 6,000-Ton Press Turns 70 Car Parts Into One Aluminum Casting
Tesla brought its first Giga Press online in 2020 at the Fremont plant. The machine clamps with roughly 6,000 tons of force and fires molten aluminum into a mold.Continue reading
Siemens machines and computers…
Siemens runs its Electronics Works in Amberg, Germany, where about 75% of the value chain is handled by machines and computers…Continue reading
Singer’s $5 Down Purchase Plan in 1856
In 1856, Singer partner Edward Clark introduced a purchase plan requiring 'just' $5 down for a new sewing machine, followed by small monthly payments. Sales tripled the following year.Continue reading
Ford’s Willow Run Plant Rolled Out a B-24 Bomber Almost Every Hour
During World War II, Ford built a plant at Willow Run, Michigan, with an assembly line over a mile long; by 1944 it produced a B-24 Liberator roughly every 63 minutes.Continue reading
Henry Ford’s Fair Lane Mansion – A 31,000 Sq Ft Home Built His Way
How Henry Ford designed Fair Lane without relying on the grid and other Fair Lane facts.Continue reading
The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald: A Community’s Loss Beneath Lake Superior
On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a historic Lake Superior storm, and nearly fifty years later, the exact cause of the loss of all 29 crew members remains unresolved.Continue reading
Murphy Inn – History, Memory, and Hauntings Along the St. Clair River!
Murphy Inn has stood on the St. Clair River since 1836—before Michigan was a state. History, hauntings, and a building that never closed. Read the full story.Continue reading
The Bath, Michigan School Disaster of 1927
In 1927, a Michigan school became the site of the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history. The Bath School Disaster changed how America thinks about school safety—quietly, permanently. History matters, especially the parts we avoid.Continue reading