From price increases to shortages of skilled labour, industrial companies are under increasing pressure to meet demands for quality, volume, and speed. In a pilot project, KUKA and HELLER, a producer of CNC machine tools, have developed a solution to…
‘Fairy-like’ robot run on wind and light to become next pollinators?
Image: Photo: Jianfeng Yang / Tampere University. In case you didn’t know: insects are dying. In, fact, researchers believe we are in the middle of an ‘insect extinction event’, with data suggesting the total mass of insects is falling by…
Würth Elektronik partners with Crypto Quantique for IoT Security
Würth Elektronik has signed a partnership agreement with Crypto Quantique. Collaboration with the specialist in quantum-based cyber security in IoT enhances security for Würth Elektronik’s wireless modules. Würth Elektronik boasts a broad portfolio of modules for wireless communication and sensors…
Learn to love – and decipher – your data
Love Data Week is an international celebration of data that takes place every year during the week of Valentine’s Day. Here at Smarter Technologies, data underpins everything that we do, so we’re all about inspiring people to use data to…
Remote-controlled ‘snake’ robot to assist with cancer surgery
The COBRA robot, taking inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes, has been developed at the University of Nottingham and is now being refined for medical use. Based in the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and…
Eurotech expands its position in open digital platforms for open source-based industrial IoT
Eurotech has been recognised by PAC (teknowlogy Group) as a ‘leading vendor when it comes to open-source-based industrial IoT for clients in Europe today’ in its most recent PAC RADAR report ‘Open Digital Platforms for Open Source-based Industrial IoT.’ This…
The growth of Industry 4.0 by 2030
The Industry 4.0 (I4.0) market is one that is constantly developing and growing at an exponential rate, so what might it look like in just under a decade come 2030? According to recent suggestions, the global I4.0 market could be…
IoT and ESG: How IoT can help businesses achieve their ESG goals
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework is used by businesses to self-assess investment sustainability and societal impacts. Organisations around the world strive to achieve ESG goals to improve reputation, reduce risks, save costs, innovate, and grow – IoT is…
Digital twins and the next generation simulation engine
Digital twins have become a major part of operational excellence in recent years. Originally developed as a way to replicate the physical world in virtual form, they now play a prominent role in forecasting and planning future scenarios. Frances Sneddon,…
Energy efficiency is a net zero game changer
IOT Insider speaks with Joris Cocquyt, Global Head of Sales, IEC LV Motors Division, ABB about how industry and transportation can put energy efficiency at the top of their agenda. How are industry and transportation responding to the climate crisis?…
