Rapid advancements in fundamental techniques, such as navigation, manipulation, and functional safety, have made robots more intelligent, agile, and safer. Mobile robots are a proven ideal companion for humans performing mission- and business-critical tasks in outdoor environments. According to ABI…
Optimising cheese production using machine-learning and AI
Aston University and fourth-generation family cheesemakers, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (BFC) based in rural Lancashire, have teamed up through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to use high-tech solutions to increase their cheese production. The project will develop novel business analytics and…
Emerson’s control system update lays foundation for data-centric automation platform
Emerson has released a new version of its DeltaV distributed control system (DCS). Version 15 of the DeltaV DCS helps plants digitally transform operations through improved production optimisation and enhanced operator performance. New software designed to reduce the burden of…
Smart poles to become a key deployment framework for urban infrastructure
Smart poles are multi-functional aggregation points for smart urban infrastructure, built on top of smart streetlights and connected utility poles. According to ABI Research, by 2030, the installed base of smart poles will exceed 10.8 million globally, with system revenues…
Robotic avatar systems put to the test in $10M competition
NimbRo has been announced as the winner of the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals – an event where teams demonstrated human-operated robotic avatar systems. Sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and five-star airline for nine consecutive years, the $10M…
Prevent downtime on your robot
Breakdowns can be catastrophic in regard to time and money, especially on production lines where industrial robots are used. To ensure your robot stays in top working order, igus now offers smart plastics solutions for robots. The condition monitoring system…
“All-time high” with half a million robots installed in one year
The new World Robotics report shows an all-time high of 517,385 new industrial robots installed in 2021 in factories around the world. This represents a growth rate of 31% year-on-year and exceeds the pre-pandemic record of robot installation in 2018…
Apollo Protocol calls for common language across digital twins
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), along with other organisations in the manufacturing, tech and built environment sectors, have published a paper calling for a common language across digital twins – which currently doesn’t exist and means sectors are…
Robotics partnership aims to shape future of hazardous materials
A collaboration between two robotics companies is showing the potential of the technology to shape how hazardous materials are handled safely in the future. As EE’s TV advert recently demonstrated, the world of teleoperated robotics is constantly advancing. But beyond attention grabbing…
Schaffner extends EMC filter series for robotics and datacentres
Schaffner announces the availability of the new FN2520 and FN2660 very high-performance EMC filters. These now join the initial FN2500 and FN2640 models, extending the filter series designed for robotics and datacentres. This new series of EMC filters have been…
