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Would you want Darth Vader to vacuum your house?
Samsung has released a limited edition of its robotic vacuum cleaner which looks like the dark lord from the Star Wars movies.
So if you want the evil one to terrify you while cleaning your home, you can buy one now from Samsung’s website for $799. [Read more…] about Samsung releases limited edition robotic vacuum cleaner that looks like Darth Vader
Rockwell Automation has launched a new line of open architecture industrial computers and thin clients.
Thin clients are lightweight computers used to connect to a server from a remote location.
Rockwell says its new VersaView 5000 portfolio provides a “modern visualization solution for smart manufacturing”. [Read more…] about Rockwell Automation launches new range of industrial computers and thin clients
by Sam Francis
Denso, one of the world’s largest automotive technology suppliers, is expanding its US footprint with a $1 billion investment in its Maryville, Tennessee location.
Denso says the investment is part of its commitment to advancing automotive innovation in North America, and will significantly increase the role North America plays in the global trend toward vehicle safety and electrification.
Denso will create more than 1,000 jobs in Maryville, Tennessee to make it a primary manufacturing center in North America for electrification and safety systems. [Read more…] about Denso to invest $1 billion in electric vehicle manufacturing in the US
by Sam Francis
A Norwegian technology research company called Sintef has been developing drones and other robotics technologies to help salmon and aquaculture farmers manage their operations.
In one example, an underwater remotely operated underwater vehicle – often called an ROV – is being utilised to manage a farm which has 200,000 salmon fish.
Salmon and fish farming in general is a huge industry in Norway, which is said to be one of the largest – if not the largest – salmon suppliers in the world. [Read more…] about Sintef develops drones and robotics technologies for unmanned surveillance and operation of salmon farms
A company which is developing robotic pizza production systems has raised $48 million in funding, according to a report on ZDNet.com.
The new funding for Zume Pizza follows a previous round, in December, which raised $23 million.
ZDNet says Zume’s system could increase speed and freshness at the same time as reducing labour costs.
(Main picture courtesy of ZDNet.)
According to on Global Times, the Taiwan Semiconductor Association estimated that the output value of the global Semiconductor market in 2017 is expected to grow by 9.8 per cent compared to 2016.
In this market analysis, DailyStockTracker.com takes a closer look at four companies in the semiconductor equipment and materials category – Cree, Oclaro, Synopsys, and United Microelectronics. [Read more…] about Market analysis: Semiconductor stocks
The new Model 3 saloon car from Tesla is way too popular for its own good and the company is struggling to cope with the number of orders it’s being asked to deliver.
Despite the “bottlenecks” in manufacturing, the electric carmaker says it is on course to sell 100,000 vehicles this year for the first time in its 14-year history.
And if things go to CEO Elon Musk’s forecasts, Tesla will be manufacturing 500,000 vehicles a year by the end of next year, according to Business Insider. [Read more…] about Tesla finding manufacturing tough as it struggles with too many orders
New Google Home Mini and Max deepen battle with Amazon at both ends of smart speaker market while Apple’s HomePod faces increasingly competitive environment
Two new smart speakers were announced at Google’s Pixel 2 smartphone launch event, closing the gap with Amazon in terms of market-penetrating low-end affordability of its smart speakers.
The first speaker, the $49 Google Home Mini, features a small, rounded, design-neutral form factor, and three color choices.
The device incorporates far-field voice recognition, and inherits the same slate of Google Assistant, Chromecast Built-in, and calling capabilities as its larger Google Home stablemate. [Read more…] about Google’s new products intensify competition in home automation market, says IHS Markit
South Korean robotics and automation company Yujin Robot has been awarded a patent relating to technology that enables mobile robots to pinpoint the locations and positions.
Awareness of its own precise location within an environment and the location of other objects close by is obviously a crucial requirement of a mobile robot.
Yujin says the new technology in the patent “has the effect of reducing the position error caused by tilting or sliding of mobile robots, and enables stable position recognition”. [Read more…] about Yujin Robot awarded patent for system of recognising locations and positions for robotic vacuum cleaner
Telit, a provider of internet of things technologies, is supplying appliance maker Husqvarna with a wireless sensor device for its city robotic mower pilot program.
The sensor was co-developed by Telit and Wireless System Integration, a Sweden-based design house developing wireless products and systems.
The sensor will be used by Husqvarna mowers to collect data about the environment, the quality of air, water, and levels of light and sound, while maintaining the cities’ green spaces. [Read more…] about Telit and Husqvarna collaborate on robots for urban park sustainability program
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