Tag: robotics
IIoT and the rise of the cobots
Spending on robotics among industrial companies will continue to climb over the next decade – but smaller, less costly and highly adaptable collaborative robots...
ABB innovation challenge sees six start-ups win funding
Swiss-Swedish power and automation company ABB and IdeaHub, an innovation platform, have identified six start-ups for funding via an 'innovation challenge'.
The two companies kicked...
UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund opens for business
The UK government's flagship Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is now open to applications from businesses and researchers.
The fund was announced last year by...
Machine vision: a bird’s-eye view of the smart factory
In a contributed article for Internet of Business, Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director at EU Automation, a supplier of obsolete industrial parts, discusses the role of...
JD.com launches robot delivery in China
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has taken a big step towards logistics automation, introducing a robot delivery service at several universities around the country.
The prospect...
Centrica: Machines are ready to talk, but are we good listeners?
John Hartley, head of propositions at Centrica Distributed Energy and Power, explains how the IoT can give critical assets a 'voice' and urges organisations to...
SoftBank acquires Google robotics specialists Boston Dynamics and Schaft
Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank is acquiring two robotics companies from Google parent company Alphabet: Boston Dynamics and Schaft.
Japanese billionaire and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's passion for...
Opinion divided on impact of AI on jobs market, says BT...
Who knows whether artificial intelligence will create or destroy jobs? IT directors don’t – or, at least, their opinions on the matter are profoundly...
Dubai police roll out ‘Robocop’ to fight crime
Police in Dubai have launched the world’s first operational 'Robocop', which they claim is ready to patrol the streets and help the public.
The robot...
Salesforce outlines vision for the future of enterprise software
Cloud computing giant Salesforce.com is currently on its World Tour, which will see it meet with thousands of customers and partners. Stopping off at...
TeleRetail makes plans to transform logistics and delivery
Swiss start-up TeleRetail is testing a delivery robot capable of travelling up to fifty miles.
Smart cities need smarter logistics systems if they are to achieve the...
CODI: Schneider Electric’s hub for supply chain advances
This morning at Internet of Supply Chain EMEA in Amsterdam, attendees were taken on a whistle-stop tour of cutting-edge technology projects currently underway at...