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Archives for July 7, 2017

North American robotics market growing and creating new types of work, says A3

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

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fanuc at hm 1

The fast-growing North American robotics and automation market is creating new kinds of jobs, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. 

The association says new technologies, such as collaborative robots and advanced vision systems are driving growth and diversity of employment in the sector.

Jeff Burnstein, who has a number of roles in the association including A3 president, says: “Automation technologies are fueling entirely new categories of jobs – really creating the jobs of the future – in addition to enabling companies to become more productive and create higher-quality products in safer environments.”  [Read more…] about North American robotics market growing and creating new types of work, says A3

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: american, association, companies, growth, market, north, robotics, robots, vision

Volkswagen and Kuka research ways to use robots for future electric and autonomous cars

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

Volkswagen’s new concept autonomous and electric car, Sedric
Volkswagen self-driving concept car, which it calls Sedric

The Volkswagen Group is researching ways in which robots can be used in the future when cars become more electrified and computerised as a result of increasing demand for clean and autonomous vehicles. 

The German automaker, which owns the Audi, Bentley, Seat, Porsche and Lamborghini brands among others, is working one of the world’s largest industrial robotics and automation providers, Kuka, to research and develop a number of ideas.

The current area of interest for the strategic partnership between Kuka and Volkswagen is the area of service concepts for vehicles of the future, and the two companies have agreed a contract to jointly develop robot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future.  [Read more…] about Volkswagen and Kuka research ways to use robots for future electric and autonomous cars

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News, Transportation Tagged With: all-electric, audi, automobile, autonomous, collaboration, electric, future, includes, innovative, kuka, partnership, porsche, robot, robot-based, robots, volkswagen

Nvidia partners with Hella and ZF to improve safety of self-driving vehicles

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Nvidia has formed a strategic partnership with ZF and Hella to deliver AI technology with the New Car Assessment Program safety certification for the mass deployment of self-driving vehicles. 

ZF, one of the industry’s largest automotive suppliers, and Hella, a leading tier 1 supplier of camera perception software and sensor technologies, will provide customers with a complete self-driving system that integrates front camera units, as well as supporting software functions and radar systems.

Using the Nvidia Drive PX AI platform, the partnership aims to produce the highest NCAP safety ratings for passenger cars, while also addressing commercial vehicle and off-highway applications.  [Read more…] about Nvidia partners with Hella and ZF to improve safety of self-driving vehicles

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: autonomous, hella, ncap, nvidia, self-driving, software, vehicles, zf

Electric cars will change the way industrial robots are used in manufacturing, says Fanuc boss

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

 

With Volvo’s decision to go all electric in its future vehicles, combined with the French government’s decision to ban sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 and similar moves in Germany, the automotive industry is preparing for a tectonic shift in the manufacturing landscape. 

The way electric cars are made already differ considerably now, and new techniques will take the production of the new vehicles further away from traditional methods.

An interesting insight into the future was offered by a senior executive at the world’s largest industrial robot manufacturer, who suggested that electric cars are highly likely to fundamentally change the way industrial robots are used.  [Read more…] about Electric cars will change the way industrial robots are used in manufacturing, says Fanuc boss

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, Manufacturing, Miscellaneous, News Tagged With: automotive, cars, electric, fanuc, gm, joining, manufacturing, robots, spot, welding

Sita Lab launches mobile robotic kiosk for airports

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

sita kate robot

Sita Lab, a provider of air travel technology, has launched Kate, a mobile robot which the company says is an intelligent check-in kiosk that will autonomously move to busy or congested areas in the airport as needed. 

Using various data sources – including flight and passenger flow information – Kate can identify where additional check-in kiosks are required to reduce passenger queue times at check-in.

Kate, which was developed in partnership with BlueBotics, uses existing Sita data systems such as Day of Operations Business Intelligence and FlightInfo API.  [Read more…] about Sita Lab launches mobile robotic kiosk for airports

Filed Under: Logistics, News, Transportation Tagged With: airport, airports, bluebotics, check-in, kate, kiosk, kiosks, lab, mobile, robotic, sita, technology

Prefabricated construction using robots set to increase in next few years

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

Pictures courtesy of Katerra

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Prefabricated construction is where the individual components and parts of a building are manufactured in a factory and then transported to the building site and assembled together to form the final house or commercial building, or whatever it may be. 

This construction technique or methodology has been around for quite some time and its proponents have probably often wondered why it doesn’t become the main way dwellings and office blocks are built.

Its supporters say it reduces the costs of construction significantly and enables more accuracy and quality in the final building process.  [Read more…] about Prefabricated construction using robots set to increase in next few years

Filed Under: Features, Infrastructure, News Tagged With: construction, factory os, katerra, market, prefabricated

Atos launches quantum computer emulator and associated programming language

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

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By Abdul Montaqim

A company called Atos has built and released what it claims is the world’s first commercially available quantum computer emulator.

In terms of hardware, it uses Intel chips and what might be considered classical computing technology.

But it’s programmed to simulate a quantum computer. Atos has named it the Quantum Learning Machine, and has even invented a new language for programming it.  [Read more…] about Atos launches quantum computer emulator and associated programming language

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: atos, computer, computing, language, quantum

5G telecommunications networks being constructed in many places around the world

July 7, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Fifth generation mobile telecommunication networks – or 5G – are being created in many places around the world, including the US, China and Europe. 

Currently, the majority of mobile device users access either 3G or 4G networks, which both have significantly lower data rates than 5G.

The table below has some basic numbers for how fast each network is – in megabits per second – and dates of when they were operational, or in the case of 5G when it will be.  [Read more…] about 5G telecommunications networks being constructed in many places around the world

Filed Under: Computing Tagged With: driverless, infrastructure, mobile, network, networks, telecommunications

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