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Infographic: Samsung’s foldable smartphone

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The high level of interest in smart factory and automation technologies in South Korea is understandable – the country has the highest density of industrial robots per 1,000 workers in manufacturing of any nation on Earth.

Additionally, some of its companies are not only global operations, they are household names all over the world.

Samsung, for example, which recently released what is one of the first foldable smartphones (see infographic below), is headquartered in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea.  [Read more…] about Infographic: Samsung’s foldable smartphone

Spinning in infinity: Exclusive insight into industrial technology giant Nidec

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Nidec Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial components, with annual revenues typically in the region of $11 billion.

The Japanese company’s technology can be found in products ranging from robots to computers, from cars to washing machines, and beyond.

There probably isn’t a machine builder on Earth who has not used or has at least considered using Nidec components at concept or production stage. In the computing sector, for example, Nidec is said to have the largest global market share for the tiny spindle motors that power hard-disk drives. Which means that the computer you’re reading this on is likely to have a Nidec component inside it.  [Read more…] about Spinning in infinity: Exclusive insight into industrial technology giant Nidec

Warehouse automation: Interroll looking to expand operations

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“You may not realise that you’ve used an Interroll product, but you almost certainly have,” says Hilton Campbell, the newly appointed managing director of Interroll UK, at a press event in London.

“If you’ve flown through an airport recently, particularly a European one, then you’ve probably used a conveyor while collecting your luggage – that’s Interroll technology.

“You may have used Interroll products even more recently, especially if you’ve done some shopping – a lot of supermarkets use conveyors with Interoll technology.”  [Read more…] about Warehouse automation: Interroll looking to expand operations

LogiMAT event sees more autonomous vehicles than ever

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LogiMAT is said to be the largest logistics and material handling event in Germany. If it’s the largest in Germany, it’s likely one of the largest in the world.

Held annually in Stuttgart, right next to the airport, the show attracts thousands of exhibitors and tens of thousands of visitors.

More than one of the massive halls in the Messe centre are filled with autonomous and automated guided vehicles, and many of the companies RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com reports on are present here this year.  [Read more…] about LogiMAT event sees more autonomous vehicles than ever

Xage launches ‘universal access control’ for industrial operations

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Xage Security has launched Xage Enforcement Point to deliver universal access control for industrial operations.

Xage says XEP enables role-based access control and single sign-on for every device, from legacy control systems to the newest IoT machines – even those previously lacking any access control protection –“for the first time”.

XEP works with Xage’s tamper-proof security fabric as a unified solution for industrial operations.  [Read more…] about Xage launches ‘universal access control’ for industrial operations

Scheduled features

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BriefDateContribute
LogiMAT Special: Preview and review articles, plus company newsWeek beginning 18 March 2019Submit advertising or editorial copy
Hannover Messe Special: Preview and review articles, plus company newsWeek beginning 1 April 2019Submit advertising or editorial copy
Automate Show Special: Preview and review articles, plus company newsWeek beginning 8 April 2019Submit advertising or editorial copy

Published features

Automotive
ZF acquires automotive division of Romanian engineering services provider BeeSpeedRead
Denso takes a stake in semiconductor processor startup quadric.ioRead
BMW Group sales of electric hybrid vehicles up 38 percent in 2018Read
Groupe PSA to starts autonomous driving tests on open roads in ChinaRead
Continental concludes Kathrein Automotive acquisitionRead
Delivery robots
US politicians debating rules for autonomous delivery robotsRead
Market trend: Grocery e-commerce investments could lead to global invasion by delivery robotsRead
Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot LoomoRead
Top 20 autonomous delivery robots: Ready to take over the streetsRead
Solving the tricky last-mile: Delivery robots to rescue e-commerceRead
Industrial robots
Universal Robots partners with Bharat Fritz Werner in IndiaRead
Epson signs FPE Automation as distributor in USRead
Technical insight: Safe robotics – collaboration without incidentRead
Industrial robotics: 5 trends in 2019 and beyondRead
New algorithms for heavy industrial robot-human collaborationRead
Warehouse robots
Zalando to use GreyOrange warehouse robots in its newest fulfillment centerRead
Schenker to build automated warehouse for ApohemRead
GreyOrange to launch new warehouse automation products at LogiMATRead
Autostore introduces ‘Black Line’ warehouse robotsRead
Geek Plus Robotics to showcase advanced warehousing robotic solutions at LogiMATRead

Webcast: CogitAI launches ‘industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence’

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CogitAI has launched what it says is the “industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence”. (See interview with CogitAI CEO below.)

The company says it is “delivering on the future promise of AI”. CogitAI says its Continua software as a service self-learning AI platform.

The Continua platform has the power to turn any process, system, software bot, or real robot into a self-learning autonomous service to drive actionable business outcomes, says CogitAI.  [Read more…] about Webcast: CogitAI launches ‘industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence’

Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

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Hannover Messe is probably the world’s largest industrial technology trade show. It’s an annual event which last year attracted almost a quarter of a million visitors from around a hundred countries.

For its 6,000 or so exhibitors – which include all the leading industrial robotics and automation companies – Hannover Messe provides a platform to reach markets in virtually every country in the world.

Additionally, every year, the organisers of the event choose a “partner country”, which is given a higher profile in publicity activities and more support to access Germany’s huge industrial base.  [Read more…] about Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

Omron launches smart camera with ‘world’s first’ multi-color light and high-resolution image sensor

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Omron Automation Americas has released a brand-new FHV7-series smart camera featuring what it says is “the world’s first” multi-color light alongside a range image sensors (0.4 MP to 5 MP, with 12 MP coming in the near future).

This unique technology is designed to achieve the industry’s highest standards of precision in vision inspections on high-mix production lines.

Consumers’ quality and safety expectations are becoming increasingly strict, and corporate social responsibility is growing in importance.  [Read more…] about Omron launches smart camera with ‘world’s first’ multi-color light and high-resolution image sensor

Webcast: Interview with Ken Sutton of Yobe

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In this webcast, Ken Sutton, founder and president of Yobe, gives us an insight into the company’s software, which can isolate and clean up the sound of human voices.

The software can be used in all voice-enabled devices, such as the smart home speakers that many people are buying now – for example, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomePod.

If devices could understand human speech, there would be need to type any more. But that’s just the start – many other things would become possible if computers could properly hear and understand human speech.