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…
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…
‘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…
Supply Chain Transformed – The Path to Recovery (S2, E1)
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…
Using smart technology to alleviate pallet shortages and price increases
In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions have become commonplace for businesses in key markets around the world. An acute pain point for supply chains has been the pallet shortages experienced since 2020. In 2022, supply interruptions…
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…
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…
Raising productivity with the latest connected factory standards
Not only bridging the divide between manufacturing equipment and enterprise management, Industry 4.0 technologies are enabling new factory management tools that help production teams keep processes running smoothly and efficiently. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), as a key enabler…
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…
Autonomous tractors market to hit $13Bn by 2033
According to Fact.MR, the worldwide autonomous tractors market is set to hit $13 billion by the end of 2033, expanding rapidly at 24% CAGR from 2023 to 2033. Autonomous tractors are agricultural machines that operate without the involvement of a…
