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Archives for January 16, 2023

Autonomous car from Italian university wins the racing challenge

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A team called PoliMOVE, from Politecnico di Milano in Italy, has won the second annual Indy Autonomous Challenge @ CES.

The team’s car reached a maximum speed of 180 mph (290Km/h), a new autonomous speed world record for a racetrack.

Pushing boundaries of head-to-head autonomous-racing, PoliMOVE competed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway against a field of nine teams from 17 universities spanning six countries, seeking to break autonomous racing records. [Read more…] about Autonomous car from Italian university wins the racing challenge

AutoStore launches new robotic system for warehouses

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AutoStore, a warehouse automation company, has launched Pio, short for “Product In/Out”, which is basically an automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS.

The company describes it as a “plug-and-play version” of its AutoStore cube storage technology tailored.

Pio has been specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses.

Based on a pay-per-pick service model, Pio allows SMBs, such as retailers of apparel, sporting goods, crafts, and cosmetics, to deploy robotic automation for a relatively low investment – enabling more businesses to gain access to the world’s best automation technology. [Read more…] about AutoStore launches new robotic system for warehouses

GUSS delivers its 200th autonomous crop sprayer

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In 2014, when commercial spray business owner Dave Crinklaw drew a design on his shop floor of what he envisioned the solution to his labor challenges and inefficiencies to be, the journey to building the first autonomous sprayer began.

After several years of prototype development and refinement, the award winning GUSS was delivered to the first customer in 2019.

Today, GUSS Automation has found great success and recognition for the innovation of GUSS autonomous sprayers. GUSS machines have now sprayed over a million acres and this week GUSS Automation delivered the 200th autonomous sprayer. [Read more…] about GUSS delivers its 200th autonomous crop sprayer

Aerones raises $30 million to develop wind turbine maintenance robot

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Aerones, a Latvia-based company specializing in robot-enabled wind turbine maintenance and inspection, has secured $30 million in growth capital to scale its business globally.

The capital will be used to help the Company meet surging demand in a market which is expected to reach $50 billion in value by 2028.

The funding round was co-led by Lightrock, the global growth equity investor, and Haniel, the European family-owned purpose-driven investor. [Read more…] about Aerones raises $30 million to develop wind turbine maintenance robot

Festo automation technology aids restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Rapid leaps in innovation characterise the development of additive manufacturing processes. Rotterdam-based company Concr3de has been working on a 3D printer for stone for more than five years, developing an inkjet technique to participate in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. They achieved this aim using automation technology from Festo.

Architectural applications were the catalyst for the development of Armadillo White, the inkjet 3D stone printer.

The founders of Concr3de, architects Eric Geboers and Matteo Baldessari, started with a geopolymer – a material made by binding a residual product from the coal and steel industry with a chemical binder (“ink”). [Read more…] about Festo automation technology aids restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Test Automation and CI/CD DevOps in the Automotive Industry

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DevOps play a crucial role in software testing in many industries. The same goes for the automotive sector. The DevOps pipeline holds remarkable similarities to how the automobile sector works.

Workers neatly assemble different parts to construct an entire vehicle. To some extent, the automotive sector has already adopted lean principles. The automotive industry has to live up to high quality and safety expectations.

Moreover, with digitalization and technology advancements rising rapidly, customers expect a great deal of automation. [Read more…] about Test Automation and CI/CD DevOps in the Automotive Industry

What is Big Data Analytics and How Can it Help Small Businesses?

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Big data analytics refers to the complex process of using advanced analytical tools to make sense of the vast amount of information that can be gathered from sources such as IoT devices, social media, and cloud applications.

Deriving usable information from big data can help small businesses improve their management models, rise against competitors, and make strategic business decisions.

The the roots of big data can be traced back to 1663 when John Graunt used statistical data analysis for the first time in dealing with bubonic plague studies. [Read more…] about What is Big Data Analytics and How Can it Help Small Businesses?