The i.Sense TR. B sensor from igus enables condition monitoring for triflex R energy chains in multi-axis applications. Whether welding, painting, soldering or palletising: industrial robots work dynamically. A flexible 3D energy chain such as the triflex R from igus…
Can technology help prevent wildfires?
Fires can breakout for numerous reasons, and they can be difficult to predict. Firefighters are currently battling California’s largest wildfire this year and, with a heat wave sweeping the state, concerns of further fires breaking out are growing. There…
How is Audi designing the production of the future?
Audi is setting up fully networked, highly efficient, and sustainable production. The goal is to design a resilient, agile, and flexible value chain to meet future challenges successfully. These include a growing diversity of variants, the transition to electromobility, the…
Revolutionary robotic Rover – the intelligence-gathering ‘dogs’
Compared by many to the rogue robotic dogs in the perception challenging series Black Mirror, Robodogs are being used by the police, fire departments and the army to assess potentially hostile situations without endangering lives. Designed with human and canine…
The good, the bad and the ugly Internet of Things
We’ve seen people complaining they can’t log into their robot vacuum, and others have had trouble with their high-tech doorbells as more and more of our lives moves online. The Internet of Things (IoT) describes all the things in our…
Manufacturers must digitalise to survive, recover & grow
SME manufacturers across all sectors are being urged to accelerate technology adoption to adjust to the economic challenges around the supply chain, energy costs, post-Brexit and COVID. Made Smarter, the movement connecting UK manufacturing industries to digital tools, conducted a…
IoT predictions for 2022
In recent years, enterprises both large and small have evolved through digital transformation. The speed of change has been remarkable and shows no sign of slowing. Over the next three years, digital transformation will accelerate driven by three forces: the…
Advancing the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence
A Defence Centre for AI Research (DCAR) has been jointly formed by The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Alan Turing Institute. Part of the newly released Defence AI Strategy and the recently established Defence AI Centre, the…
6 emerging trends impacting the warehouse automation industry
Warehouse and distribution centres (DCs) are grappling with a significant and ongoing labour shortage. Increased wages and benefits haven’t been enough to reverse the trend. Ever-increasing demand for faster delivery, and ongoing macro supply chain disruption add to the challenge.…
AI and Cloud powered fan experiences at Wimbledon 2022
Wimbledon fans around the world got to experience The Championships digitally, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) running on IBM Cloud and hybrid cloud technologies. Co-created by the All England Club and IBM for Wimbledon.com and the Wimbledon app, the new…
