Day: June 8, 2020
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Komatsu integrates automated collision avoidance system as standard in its excavators
Komatsu has launched hydraulic excavators equipped with the in-house developed “KomVision Human Detection & Collision Mitigation System” as a standard feature. The company, which also produces giant autonomous trucks for the mining industry, claims that the new collision avoidance systems is an industry first in the Japanese market. Komatsu has developed this system by upgrading…
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Oman establishes innovation center for Liquid Robotics’ autonomous vessel
The oil-rich Gulf Arab state of Oman has established an innovation center built around the Wave Glider, a small, solar-powered autonomous sea-going vessel mainly used for research developed by Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company. The Research Council of Oman says its Wave Glider Hub at Innovation Park Muscat is the first of its kind in…
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Present times require clever solutions, digitalisation, and process automation: How Y Soft has implemented robots in its offices
By Ondřej Krajíček, chief technology strategist at Y Soft Since the world was turned on its head as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations in all sectors have been forced to transform the way they work, speed up their digital transformation projects and rapidly innovate their processes in a way they’ve never had to…
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CNC vs Robotics: Which One is Better in the Manufacturing Segment?
Within the modern manufacturing industry, both CNC machining and robotics are crucial elements of automation. There is, however, some confusion regarding whether CNC can be considered as a part of robotics itself, or if the preprogrammed machining system deserves a category of its own. A more important and practical query on the other hand is…
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The impact of coronavirus on e-commerce with China
By Matt Rivera, marketing and business expansion advisor for Asian markets in China The spread of coronavirus has undoubtedly shifted the entire global economy. Businesses of almost every sector needed to rapidly react and navigate the challenges presented by the virus to quickly overcome them and move forward. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge in…
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TPM to offer AI-driven on-demand manufacturing platform from ZVerse360
Digital manufacturing technology company ZVerse has partnered with TPM to license its AI-enabled on-demand manufacturing platform, ZVerse360. TPM will run production through the ZVerse360 platform and fulfill projects through its in-house production group, as well as leverage into TPM’s extensive manufacturing customer base across the Southeast. The ZVerse360 platform aims to simplify and accelerate the…