Day: May 8, 2019
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Sick launches ‘first ever’ outdoor safety laser scanner
Sensors manufacturer Sick is launching its newest safety laser scanner, outdoorScan3. The company says outdoorScan3 is the first safety laser scanner certified to IEC 62998 for use in outdoor applications. The outdoorScan3 allows automated guided vehicle systems to navigate safely through outdoor industrial environments.
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Misty Robotics selects Microsoft’s .NET Core for its robot platform and tools
Misty Robotics, the creator of the Misty robot developer platform, has chosen Microsoft’s .NET Core for use with its robot platform and related tools. Misty is focused on enabling developers to build skills for its robots that offer value and utility for personal and business use. Today, Misty Robotics is successfully leveraging the Universal Windows…
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Exoskeleton market projected to grow to $6 billion
The current robotics limelight tends to focus on the ability of new innovations to automate tasks, but a less publicized development is taking place whereby passive exoskeletons have been slowly deployed and adopted to help augment the capability of human workers. Exoskeleton popularization through passive suits will provide a base for increased resources for powered…
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Amsterdam launches ‘largest smart electric vehicle charging network’
A consortium of public-private companies and organisations in Amsterdam has launched what it claims is the “largest smart electric vehicle charging network” in the city. Vattenfall and the City of Amsterdam, together with grid owner Liander, the infrastructure competence center Elaad, and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, launched what they call “Flexpower”. They say…
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Dow launches new electromagnetic interference shielding technologies
Dow returns to The Battery Show Europe this year to showcase its broad and growing portfolio of conductive silicone technologies with the launch of DowSil EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive. This next-generation material is engineered for reliable performance and electromagnetic compatibility in various transportation, communications and consumer electronics applications. It combines strong shielding against electromagnetic interference…
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NXP and Microsoft demonstrate edge-to-cloud machine learning solution for predictive maintenance
NXP Semiconductors has agreed a collaboration with Microsoft to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for anomaly detection to Azure internet of things users. By combining complementary strengths – NXP’s offline machine learning capability and embedded processing with Microsoft’s cloud expertise – the two companies jointly demonstrates a new Anomaly Detection Solution for Azure…
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Fujitsu begins production of post-K supercomputer
Fujitsu Limited has announced that, working with RIKEN, it has completed the design of Post-K, the successor to the K supercomputer. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is aiming to start the public service of Post-K around 2021 or 2022. Fujitsu has now concluded an official contract with RIKEN to…
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Epson Robots signs Smith Power Systems as distributor in south central US
Epson Robots has signed Smith Power Systems, provider of selling services for its manufacturing partners, as an official distributor for the full line of Epson Robots automation products for the Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas territories. This includes Epson SCARA, 6-Axis and Linear Module robots as well as integrated solutions such as the IntelliFlex Feeding…
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Capturing Improved Productivity: Tugger Train Automation
By Andy Legut, FlexQube Too often automation and robotics are characterized by sensors driving Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). There are ways to efficiently automate material flow and lean manufacturing principles today. It starts with automating into a fork truck free environment. Ultimately the reason for automation is to capture improved…
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IBM to develop an AI IoT solution for ageing infrastructure
IBM has announced a collaboration with Sund & Bælt — which owns and operates some of the largest infrastructure in the world — to assist in development of an AI-powered IoT solution to help prolong the lifespan of ageing bridges, tunnels, highways, and railways. The new industry solution, IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure, further extends…