Month: December 2016
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Top 20 ‘Most Read’ stories on Robotics and Automation News in 2016
It’s been a wonderful year in the life of this humble website. Not only have we consistently produced the best newsletter in the known universe, probably, but our website has been receiving a lot of visitors and attention. Our stories have received incoming links from prestigious newspapers with more than a century of history behind them, as…
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Industrial robotics market forecast to reach $41 billion globally by 2020
The global industrial robotics market is expected to grow at a rate of 5.4 per cent over the next three years to reach $41 billion annually, according to Allied Market Research. AMR valued the market to be at $26.78 billion in 2012. Rapid growth in automation demands, coupled with reduction of duties on refurbished goods in Asia Pacific…
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CES: What’s in it for me?
The Consumer Electronics Show will be on soon. January 5-8, in Las Vegas, US. If you’re one of the lucky people going along, send us a picture or note about your highlights of the event. As a preview to the show, we find out from Infineon, one of the leading chipmakers for the auto market,…
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Industrial Vision Systems relocates to ‘fulfil ambitious expansion plans’
Company is expecting “year on year double digit growth” in machine vision, robotics and artificial intelligence over the next decade Industrial Vision Systems, a supplier of machine vision solutions to industries including automotive, medical devices, electronics, food and drink, and packaging, has relocated into a new facility – custom designed to its own specification – in order to fulfil…
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Harman invests in Navdy to launch augmented reality displays on car windscreens
Harman’s partnership with Navdy will give it exclusive rights to sell co-branded, aftermarket heads-up display devices to automotive manufacturers Harman, the connected technologies company for the automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, says it will offer an aftermarket augmented reality driving device to automotive manufacturers through a strategic partnership and investment in Silicon Valley innovator Navdy. As part…
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Evolution of the machines: How connectivity is transforming the car
By Andrew Till, vice president, technology, partnerships and new solutions, Harman Connected Services The connected car revolution is here and soon we could see these machines evolving during their own lifecycle thanks to over-the-air software updates. Connectivity is rapidly transforming the way we consume goods. It’s even challenging the very concept of ownership, as the…
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Interview with Universal Robots boss: ‘I don’t see any limits’
In October 2016, Jürgen von Hollen joined Universal Robots as new president. After almost two months full of work, he felt that time has come to draw an initial summary. Here, von Hollen shares some insights on his personal impressions, his vision and the Universal robots strategy.
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Connected asparagus: Bosch outlines vision of a future with connected factories and robotic farmers
One of the world’s largest engineering companies, Bosch, has outlined its vision of the future, which includes a world full of smart factories, robotic farmers and connected asparagus. Bosch made its views available to Robotics and Automation News in a series of documents sent to us this week. The company believes two main areas of technological development…
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Industrial internet: Hannover Messe increases activity in industrial automation markets around the world
Get your complementary ticket to Hannover Messe 2017 Whether it is referred to as the Industrial Internet or Industrie 4.0, digitalization is currently on the agenda in every major economy. The approaches taken and the expectations raised are very different, as two new studies demonstrate. “Around the world, digitalization of the economy is being…
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Apple more or less confirms autonomous car project in letter to US government
By David Shepardson, Reuters Apple is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is excited about the potential for automated transportation and calling on US regulators not to restrict testing of such vehicles. A five-page letter from Steve Kenner, Apple’s director of product integrity, to the National Highway Traffic Safety…