Archives for August 25, 2016

Making sense of big data: Graph technology and machine learning

August 25, 2016 by Sam Francis

Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director at EU Automation, looks at how graph technology and machine learning can be used to make sense of big data in the manufacturing industry

The theory of six degrees of separation, first proposed in 1929, suggested that every individual in the world was connected to anyone else in no more than five links.

Today, social networking tools and graph technology can accurately map and extract valuable insights from the relationships between various entities in a network.

Networks can also be analysed by machine learning, a technique in which a computer can adapt its own algorithms. [Read more…] about Making sense of big data: Graph technology and machine learning

Denso enlists Applied Controls to expand operations in the US

August 25, 2016 by Sam Francis

Denso has enlisted Applied Controls to serve as one of the company’s key automation solution providers in the US.

The contract enables Applied Controls to market and support Denso’s portfolio of robotics products as part of the robot-making giant’s expansion plans.

Mark Anderson, Denso’s regional sales manager, says the Malvern, Pennsylvania distributor will have mid-Atlantic regional responsibility and will be making significant investments in training, personnel and demonstration hardware. [Read more…] about Denso enlists Applied Controls to expand operations in the US

nuTonomy launches ‘world’s first’ public trial of self-driving car service and ride-hailing app

August 25, 2016 by Sam Francis

nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, has launched what it says is the first-ever public trial of a robo-taxi service.

The trial, which will continue on an on-going basis, is being held within Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been conducting daily autonomous vehicle testing since April.

Beginning today, select Singapore residents will be invited to use nuTonomy’s ride-hailing smartphone app to book a no-cost ride in a nuTonomy self-driving car that employs the company’s sophisticated software, which has been integrated with high-performance sensing and computing components. [Read more…] about nuTonomy launches ‘world’s first’ public trial of self-driving car service and ride-hailing app