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‘BeerBots’ could help produce tasty brews faster

Craft brewers are continuously upping the ante and coming up with innovative ways to make or flavour their newest beers. Now, researchers are adding a new twist of their own, speeding up the brewing process with beer-making mini-robots or ‘BeerBots.’…

ABB virtual summit warns against cyber attack complacency

Over 800 cyber security delegates attended ABB’s Ransom-Aware OT Defence Summit on April 19, organised in partnership with the global technology advisory board Industry IoT. The event focused on strategies to reduce risk of ransomware attacks and identify security threats…

Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) market likely to surpass $210Bn

The Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) market revenue was estimated at $21.4 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 25.6% from 2022 to 2032. The rise in the adoption of IoRT in industrial automation around…

Supply Chain Transformed – Future-Proof Supply Chains (S2, E3)

In season 2 of Supply Chain Transformed, Digi-Key Electronics look at how the world is tackling new and ever-present challenges in global logistics. Recent years have shown how much risk truly exists between point A and B, and in this…

Robot for automating wiring harness manufacturing boosts productivity

Q5D, a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has launched its first product, the CY1000. The 5-axis CNC additive manufacturing robotic cell solves the most challenging automation issue: how to automate the addition of electrical connections in…

Keep ahead of the competition with TSN

In a world of global markets where everything is moving faster and competition is fierce, companies need to have agile manufacturing operations to introduce products faster to market than other industry players. A key enabler to support this is Time-Sensitive…

Smart city technology will grow to over $300 billion by 2032

A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the market for smart city technology globally.  The next decade is likely to be one of dramatic change for many cities around the world. Trends that have been core drivers for smart city…

Supply Chain Transformed – The Beginning of The Supply Chain (S2, E2)

In season 2 of Supply Chain Transformed, Digi-Key Electronics looks at how the world is tackling new and ever-present challenges in global logistics. Recent years have shown how much risk truly exists between point A and B, and this season…

The simplicity of the Rebel cobot

Automation doesn’t need to be complicated and doesn’t always have to be industrial. In this video, the modular ReBeL cobot arm shows the variation of movement possible, the accuracy and the simplicity of programming. Once again, proving automation can be…

‘DribbleBot’: a four-legged robotic system that plays football

A team of researchers from MIT’s Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab, which is a part of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have created a robotic system with legs that can dribble a football in conditions similar to those…