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Archives for February 16, 2017

‘Innovative’ Škoda factory introduces human-robot collaboration with Kuka LBR iiwa

February 16, 2017 by Sam Francis

Škoda Auto, Matador Group and Kuka have come together in the town of Vrchlabí, Czech Republic, for what they say is “a manufacturing initiative without borders or fences”.

The project is being undertaken in an automobile factory which produces direct-shift-gearbox automatic transmissions.

There, an industrial robot does what industrial robots do best: grow productivity, reduce costs and improve output quality.  [Read more…] about ‘Innovative’ Škoda factory introduces human-robot collaboration with Kuka LBR iiwa

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: auto, automatic, automobile, collaboration, data, factories, factory, human-robot, iiwa, industrial, industry, kuka, lbr, matador, reduce, robots, škoda

MassRobotics opens shared robotics innovation space

February 16, 2017 by Sam Francis

Emerging robotics startups now have a space to call their own in Massachusetts.

MassRobotics, an independent, non-profit hub serving to inspire and bring robotics startups, initiatives and investments to life, is opening its initial office, laboratory and test space.

The collaborative workspace includes the labs and equipment needed to help young robotics companies develop and scale their concepts and prototypes.  [Read more…] about MassRobotics opens shared robotics innovation space

Filed Under: News Tagged With: industry, innovation, massrobotics, robotics, space

Chinese robot maker CloudMinds creates robots based on cloud intelligence

February 16, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Company backed by SoftBank says it has switched from artificial intelligence to cloud intelligence

A Chinese company called CloudMinds says it has created what it says is a “cloud intelligence ecosystem” for robotics. 

CloudMinds specialises in the research, development and manufacturing of cloud intelligence-based applications.

It has several investors, including SoftBank Group, the Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet firm.  [Read more…] about Chinese robot maker CloudMinds creates robots based on cloud intelligence

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: ai, brain, ci, cloud, cloudminds, human, intelligence, robot, robots

Keeping costs down: The lion’s share of IoT communication

February 16, 2017 by Sam Francis

IoT compatbility for legacy systems

Adrian Swindells, director of industrial computing specialist Distec, explores how businesses can keep the cost of IoT implementation to a minimum

One of the biggest bugbears of plant managers is the cost of upgrading or replacing devices and equipment.

While this has traditionally only occurred due to a breakage, the rise of the internet of things has driven a need for cross-compatible equipment – in most cases calling for the costly replacement of legacy systems to ensure communication.

Whether you think of it as industry 4.0 or the IoT, the concept of machine to machine internetworking is undeniably the most talked about technological development of recent times.

In fact, forecasts have predicted the market for the IoT to be worth $14.4 trillion by 2022.  [Read more…] about Keeping costs down: The lion’s share of IoT communication

Filed Under: Computing, Industry Tagged With: converter, data, devices, iot, machine, network, plant, protocol, protocols, upgrading

Self-awareness is the key to career survival as jobs get automated, says business psychologist

February 16, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Automation is about to do away with millions of jobs. A business psychologist claims he has at least some of the answers 

The good news is that the job you hate is about to be automated. The bad news is that you’re about to be out of work.

“Jobs that cannot be automated are on a very short list,” says Robert Pasick, PhD, an executive coach and organizational psychologist who also teaches at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “If you are afraid to leave the job you hate, it may be about to leave you.”

Journalists fear computers that are already writing news stories. Truck drivers fear self-driving trucks, already carrying freight in controlled experiments. Accounting, lawyering, health care, package delivery, even Uber driver jobs are on the verge of automation.  [Read more…] about Self-awareness is the key to career survival as jobs get automated, says business psychologist

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: automated, book, job, jobs, pasick, psychologist, self-awareness, work

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