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Communications
23rd February 2023
IoT interoperability – living the dream
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With the arrival of cost-effective Satellite IoT (SatIoT), systems integrators are rushing to meet the huge pent-up demand for global solutions that allow asset tracking across the 85% of the planet not covered by cellular networks. They are building fully connected IoT solutions, where mobile assets can be tracked as they move, seamlessly connecting to…
AI
21st February 2023
Sparrow, the new robot from Amazon, drives efficiency and advances careers
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Amazon is one of the largest global e-commerce providers. In 2021 alone it delivered 5 billion packages around the world. That’s more than 13 million a day. That’s a lot of picking, packing, and sorting for a warehouse worker. Not only that, but the margin for error can be high, as can the chance of…
Communications
22nd February 2023
Building IIoT systems to serve as the foundations of DX and GX with beyond 5G/6G and more advanced IoT devices
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Social systems and businesses are undergoing reforms through digital transformation (DX) and green transformation (GX) aimed at the realisation of a sustainable and prosperous society. It is essential to utilise industrial IoT (IIoT) systems, which serve as the foundations to utilise digital information to implement DX and GX. Professor Nakao of the University of Tokyo…
Industrial
22nd February 2023
New ABB SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial cobot delivers speed, accuracy, and safety
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ABB has launched the SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot, bridging the gap between industrial and collaborative robots. Combining speed and accuracy with expanded load handling capability of up to 11kg, the cobot can be used in a wide variety of production and product handling applications – from machine tending and pelletising to pick-and-place and…
Communications
21st February 2023
Galvanically isolated LVDS interfaces
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In this era of automation, digitisation, and Industry 4.0, the transmission of signals and data is taking on an ever greater role, enter LVDS. The networking of machines, systems, and even individual sensors taking place in these applications both on and off the production floor requires not only a stable infrastructure but also secure, fast,…
AI
22nd February 2023
Demand for robot vision system is anticipated to reach $7,236.2M
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The global robot vision system market is likely at $2,690.4 million in 2023 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast years of 2023-2033. In order to improve job efficiency and replace human labour, the market for robots is rising and is anticipated to rise more during the coming year. The…
Smart Cities
21st February 2023
NIST selects Ascon as international standard for lightweight cryptography
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Infineon have announced that the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the Ascon algorithm developed by Christoph Dobraunig, Maria Eichlseder, Florian Mendel and Martin Schlaeffer as an international standard for lightweight cryptography (LWC). The cryptographic scheme was selected in a multi-stage and multi-year selection process, in which the algorithm turned out…
Transport
27th February 2023
Zoox robotaxis now giving rides on public roads
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Robotaxis are putting rubber to the road as Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox announced it is testing its self-driving vehicles on public streets in California with passengers on board. The vehicles, with two double doors on either side, have two rows of seats facing each other and sees four passengers being ferried to their destination…
Industrial
17th February 2023
Latest software update makes programming industrial robots child’s play
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The latest update to Mitsubishi Electric’s RT Toolbox3 and iQ Works2 offers a new visual editor for programming SCADA and six-axis industrial robots. Delivering enhanced user-friendliness, and with operators that are new to robotics in mind, the update can help users greatly streamline the set-up of automated applications. Both entry-level and experienced users can benefit…
Transport
15th February 2023
Robotaxi market revenues could hit the $4 trillion mark by 2027
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The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies has enabled the development of autonomous vehicles, which are seen as the future of transportation. According to StockApps.com, this has given rise to the robotaxi market, which is estimated to be worth $4 trillion by 2027. Robotaxis are self-driving cars that can pick up and drop…
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