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…
ABB expands support for Irish automation market
ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business is expanding its presence in Ireland with the opening of a new office in Dundalk, Co Louth. Part of a new multi-million-dollar facility, the office will provide customers with access to sales, service, and…
New Industrial IoT Star Product catalogue available from Advantech
Advantech has published a new 28-page product guide highlighting its IIoT systems and devices. The brochure contains everything customers need to know to stay ahead of the curve with IIoT deployment, from IIoT hardware to innovative software encompassing: Advantech’s IIoT…
Robotic lawn mower cuts an accurate path to success
Labour shortages and carbon emissions of petrol mowers means robotic lawn mowers are on the rise. Kingdom Technologies turned to igus to help keep its pay-per-use robotic mower maintenance-free. The greenskeeper surveys drone footage of the golf club. It’s a…
Astrocast and Yahsat’s mobility arm Thuraya strengthen collaboration through a strategic investment in LEO IoT
Astrocast, a specialist global nanosatellite IoT network operator, announces that the company has concluded Heads of Terms for an investment agreement with Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, Al Yah Satellite…
Apple increase self-driving car testers to 200
Apple is reportedly having 200 people test driving its autonomous vehicles in apparent efforts to ramp up the concept from prototype to full-scale production. This comes as the race for driverless cars goes up a gear, with competitors like Zoox…
World IoT Day: five underestimated costs that can halt an IoT project
It’s expected that the number of connected IoT devices will surpass 43 billion in 2023, a phenomenal growth rate and a massive opportunity for devices to contribute to our age of digital transformation. As World IoT Day approaches it’s time…
Critical Manufacturing announces MESI 4.0 Summit: Connect for a Smarter Future
The MES & Industry 4.0 International Summit, to be held on September 7 – 8, 2023 at Alfândega Congress Centre in Porto, is aimed to help manufacturers ‘Connect for a Smarter Future’. The international event, organied by Critical Manufacturing, has…
Exotec manufactures milestone 5,000th robot in record time
Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider, has manufactured its 5,000th robot, just three months after the production of its 4,000th robot. This is the shortest time yet between manufacturing milestones, signifying an increasing business momentum driven by the growing demand…
Four steps to building your robot
Building a robot from design to manufacture doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it can be done in four easy steps as you can see in this video. With the RBTX platform, there is support and expert advice through…
