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How one production plant went remote in just two days
The year 2020 has transformed the way many of us work. While makeshift desks and digital collaboration have been commonplace for many workers, surely manufacturing employees couldn’t set-up a shop floor from the comfort of their own kitchens - or could they? Digitalising a production plant typically takes years of development, but one Sandvik tube site brought remote manufacturing to its stay-at-home workers in just two days. Here,Thomas Fr...
A realistic view of the self-driving future
As recently as March 2020, AI analyst Emerj pointed out that despite the bullish public pronouncements of the auto industry CEOs it is 'still a long way off before <self-driving vehicles> become available to people at any legitimate scale'. By Ian Ferguson, Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Lynx Software Technologies
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) names new president
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) hasannounced the appointment of Søren E. Nielsen as the new president of the Denmark-based company. Effective August 1st, Nielsen, who has served as MiR’s chief technology officer since January 2018, will take over the responsibilities of MiR co-founder and CEO Thomas Visti.
What do AI users predict for its future?
While politics and society have distracted us for the past few years, a far more subtle but important revolution has been happening right under our noses.Artificial intelligence(AI) has become a crucial part of our day-to-day. Self-learning machines areembedded in services or devices used by three-quarters of global consumers. And algorithms choose what news we read and the entertainment we consume. So let’s be clear - to some extent, the m...
Advanced light-receiving tech enables solid-state LiDAR
Addressing the ongoing migration towards autonomous driving, Toshiba has announced the introduction of a high-resolution, long-range light-receiving technology for deployment in solid-state LiDAR systems.
Developing a standardised European unmanned ground system
A consortium led by Milrem Robotics and composed of several major defence, communication and cybersecurity companies and high technology SMEs was awarded €30.6m from the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) to develop a European standardised unmanned ground system.
TomTom and Delphi deliver fuel savings for passenger cars
TomTom (TOM2) and Delphi Technologies PLC (DLPH), have announced that real-world drive tests of Delphi Technologies’ advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) combined with the TomTom ADAS Map delivered fuel savings of more than ten percent in passenger cars.
NXP extends licensing deal for Imagination’s EPP IP
Imagination Technologies has announced that NXP, an automotive semiconductor supplier, has extended its license for Imagination’s EPP IP (Ethernet Packet Processor) for use in S32 vehicle network processors.
Lux establishes framework for selecting robotics vendors
Businesses are increasingly using robotics across a wide variety of industries, but many companies still fail to understand what’s currently possible with today’s technology or which vendors can provide the solutions they need. In its new report, ‘Building Robotics Solutions’, Lux Research has created a framework for selecting robotics vendors based on the key capabilities and level of customisation required.
Engineering on the edge
Throughout 2020, the UK will be witnessing the wider rollout of 5G telecommunications networks, allowing for greater speeds and reduced latency. The introduction of these networks will support the development of more advanced computing applications like autonomous vehicles, and it’s got many businesses considering engineering on the edge.