NGK Insulators has invested in Laboro.AI, a startup that’s headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo and involved in the development and provision of AI (artificial intelligence). Digital transformation (DX) has progressed in various industries in recent years. In the manufacturing industry in…
Atlas reports: 49% of IT experts believe AI poses an existential threat
Atlas VPN discusses its research into IT professionals’ thoughts on both the dangers and benefits of AI (artificial intelligence). According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, 49% of IT professionals believe innovation in AI presents an existential…
SoftBank Robotics Europe is now Aldebaran, part of United Robotics
Becoming one with United Robotics United Robotics Group (URG) is a group of eight European robotics companies united in one group. Under the group is an empowered ecosystem of 300+ qualified technology-inspired people, driven by a shared set of human values, focusing on customer…
AI & Smart Automation Conference: 29th September in Columbus
Manufacturers interested in unleashing the power of AI in their operations can learn about the latest innovations and best applications at the AI & Smart Automation Conference on the 29th of September in Columbus, Ohio. Organised by the Association for…
Blaize and Accton to bring Edge AI computing service to AI inspection
Blaize has announced a strategic partnership with Accton, a premier provider of networking and communications solutions, to bring Edge AI computing to the AI inspection market. The Accton Smart Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) solution will utilise the Blaize Pathfinder P1600…
Penguin Edge IFC6720 platform for video content distribution
Penguin Solutions has announced the Penguin Edge IFC6720 application-ready platform designed to drive networked video content distribution in Edge applications. Based on the Qualcomm SDA845 system-on-chip, the Penguin Edge IFC6720 platform is a turnkey box solution for dual simultaneous 4K…
How the contact centre, AI, and CRM landscape are converging
The COVID lockdowns triggered an unprecedented demand for customer service, with both contact centres and digital channels seeing rapid growth. Tim Pickard, Chief Marketing Officer, Sabio Group discusses the changing landscape. Indeed, demand for human reassurance across some sectors resulted…
Cheshire & Warrington SMEs invest £90k in digital technologies
The first SME businesses to benefit from the Cheshire and Warrington 4.0 (CW4.0) digital transformation programme have gone on to invest a combined £91,390 in adopting new technologies in addition to launching new products and processes. The cohort of businesses – ranging from a Daresbury-based life sciences startup, to a maritime engineering company in Tattenhall – have received free, hands-on R&D support through the ERDF-funded project, led by the University of Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering…
AI can explain why each COVID-19 wave impacts our bodies differently
Using AI, researchers have identified what they believe to be robust metabolic markers of COVID-19, a discovery which could lead to better understanding and treatments for people that suffer from symptoms of the disease months after diagnosis. Scientists from the…
Robots with human-like precision
According to Wendy Tan White, CEO of the robotics software company Intrinsic: “We’re on the cusp of an industrial robotics renaissance, driven by software-first solutions, cheaper sensing, and more abundant data.” Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of industrial robot specialist TM Robotics,…