Astrocast has announced its participation in the EU-funded CiROCCO initiative. CiROCCO forms a key part of the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme, a funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. The CiROCCO research project aims to…
‘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…
How IoT technology is benefitting egg farmers this Easter
The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed various industries by enabling real-time monitoring, data collection, and analysis. One industry that has benefitted from this technology is egg farming. IoT can be used to optimise egg production, reduce feed costs, and…
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…
Turn low-tech buildings into smart buildings
NeoCortec, manufacturer of ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has recently supplied NeoMesh modules for a project from Nrlyze, a Swedish tech company specialised in optimising heating and ventilation systems in large buildings. For an old three-storey office building made…
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…
