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Comau has selected SNJ Robotics as an official distributor in South Korea.
SNJ will offer the full robotics portfolio, representing the Comau brand and providing local customers with top level services.
In a joint statement, the three key people involved in the deal say they are looking forward to “this important step for both companies”. [Read more…] about Comau agrees new distribution partnership with South Korean company
Kuka has opened the first of its so-called “TechCenter” facilities in Augsberg, Germany.
The company says the centres are designed to provide consultation and support services for customers and partners worldwide.
In particular, the TechCenter is aimed at the development of joint solutions or the performance of feasibility studies with and for Kuka, its customers, integrators and system partners. [Read more…] about Kuka plans to open TechCenter knowledge facilities worldwide
uShip, the online shipping marketplace and freight automation software provider, has closed a $25 million Series D round led by DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics companies and an existing uShip partner.
DB Schenker’s funding comes on the heels of unprecedented investment in logistics and supply chain technology.
Since 2015, top pure-play logistics corporations have made 26 investments and/or acquisitions – totalling 13 each year – while logistics tech startups were on pace to raise $5 billion through over 300 deals in 2016, according to CB Insights. [Read more…] about uShip raises $25 million to fund logistics automation plan
Audi is continuously obsessing about how to improve its Ray autonomous logistics robot, which is used to lift and move cars, and park them in specified places.
The company says the Ray driverless transport system is “continuously being developed further – their weather resistance, for example” and in other ways.
Developed in partnership with Serva Transport Systems, Audi currently has a total of 18 of the parking robots. [Read more…] about Audi obsessively improving its logistics robot
In the footsteps of the iconic Prius that started it all, Toyota now sells 34 different hybrid models in more than 90 countries and regions across the globe
Toyota says it has reached cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales of 10.05 million units as of January 31, surpassing the 10 million unit mark.
More than a numerical milestone, Toyota says this demonstrates the staying power of a technology that is now emerging as a mainstream solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.
Helping to mitigate the environmental effects of automobiles has long been a priority for Toyota, claims the company in a statement. [Read more…] about Worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 10 million units
Škoda Auto, Matador Group and Kuka have come together in the town of Vrchlabí, Czech Republic, for what they say is “a manufacturing initiative without borders or fences”.
The project is being undertaken in an automobile factory which produces direct-shift-gearbox automatic transmissions.
There, an industrial robot does what industrial robots do best: grow productivity, reduce costs and improve output quality. [Read more…] about ‘Innovative’ Škoda factory introduces human-robot collaboration with Kuka LBR iiwa
Emerging robotics startups now have a space to call their own in Massachusetts.
MassRobotics, an independent, non-profit hub serving to inspire and bring robotics startups, initiatives and investments to life, is opening its initial office, laboratory and test space.
The collaborative workspace includes the labs and equipment needed to help young robotics companies develop and scale their concepts and prototypes. [Read more…] about MassRobotics opens shared robotics innovation space
Company backed by SoftBank says it has switched from artificial intelligence to cloud intelligence
A Chinese company called CloudMinds says it has created what it says is a “cloud intelligence ecosystem” for robotics.
CloudMinds specialises in the research, development and manufacturing of cloud intelligence-based applications.
It has several investors, including SoftBank Group, the Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet firm. [Read more…] about Chinese robot maker CloudMinds creates robots based on cloud intelligence
Adrian Swindells, director of industrial computing specialist Distec, explores how businesses can keep the cost of IoT implementation to a minimum
One of the biggest bugbears of plant managers is the cost of upgrading or replacing devices and equipment.
While this has traditionally only occurred due to a breakage, the rise of the internet of things has driven a need for cross-compatible equipment – in most cases calling for the costly replacement of legacy systems to ensure communication.
Whether you think of it as industry 4.0 or the IoT, the concept of machine to machine internetworking is undeniably the most talked about technological development of recent times.
In fact, forecasts have predicted the market for the IoT to be worth $14.4 trillion by 2022. [Read more…] about Keeping costs down: The lion’s share of IoT communication
Automation is about to do away with millions of jobs. A business psychologist claims he has at least some of the answers
The good news is that the job you hate is about to be automated. The bad news is that you’re about to be out of work.
“Jobs that cannot be automated are on a very short list,” says Robert Pasick, PhD, an executive coach and organizational psychologist who also teaches at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “If you are afraid to leave the job you hate, it may be about to leave you.”
Journalists fear computers that are already writing news stories. Truck drivers fear self-driving trucks, already carrying freight in controlled experiments. Accounting, lawyering, health care, package delivery, even Uber driver jobs are on the verge of automation. [Read more…] about Self-awareness is the key to career survival as jobs get automated, says business psychologist
