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…
A single chip for global geolocation
Semtech has developed a single chip that supports the use of low power LoRa devices on bands from 150MHz up to 2.4GHz. This opens up the satellite S-band to dramatically simplify the development and global deployment of edge devices that…
North America sees record robot sales in 2022
Association for Advancing Automation stats show 44,196 robots ordered in 2022, up 11% over 2021; records result from resurgence in sales from automotive companies looking to boost EV production Driven by the resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the…
‘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…
2023 IoT prediction report: IoT will redefine urban mobility
The latest edition of the IoT predictions report explores how IoT technology will play a key role in overcoming many of the challenges that urban mobility is facing today. The IoT Prediction Report is intended for C-level executives and decision-makers…
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…
The legged robots that are… kind of working?
As the world of robotics progresses, it may not be long until we are walking alongside them, quite literally, however before that day comes a few more trials by fire need to be conducted. A team of researchers based at…
Schneider Electric launches industrial digital transformation consulting service
Schneider Electric has launched its new Industrial Digital Transformation Services, during the 27th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum, taking place in Orlando, Florida, from February 6th to 9th. The specialised global service is designed to help industrial enterprises achieve future-ready,…
ABB launch latest release of ABB Ability Symphony Plus
ABB has launched its latest release of ABB Ability Symphony Plus distributed control system to further support digital transformation for power generation and water industries. The latest version of Symphony Plus aims to further support customers’ digital journey through a…
