Market trends and business perspectives
Infineon is outgrowing all other leading suppliers of automotive semiconductors in Japan, according to new research by Strategy Analytics.
Infineon says this shows “strong growth in a strategically important market”.
The latest research from Strategy Analytics finds that Infineon Technologies increased its automotive business in Japan by almost 25 percent in 2018. [Read more…] about Infineon ‘outgrowing all other leading suppliers of automotive semiconductors’ in Japan
Canonical has launched a new version of the Ubuntu computer operating system, which is increasingly popular in industrial devices and networks.
The company says the updated version, Ubuntu 19.04, provides the necessary tools for open infrastructure applications, includes a developer desktop, internet of things functionality, and cloud to edge software distribution.
Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, says: “The open-source-first on Ubuntu movement in telco, finance, and media has spread to other sectors.
“From the public cloud to the private data center to the edge appliance or cluster, open source has become the reference for efficiency and innovation.
“Ubuntu 19.04 includes the leading projects to underpin that transition, and the developer tooling to accelerate the applications for those domains.”
Traditional industrial robots tend to be very large and potentially dangerous, which is why they tend to be caged off and kept separate from human workers.
But a new company called Veo Robotics says it has the technology to transform traditional industrial robotic arms into safe machines that humans can work alongside, within close proximity.
Veo’s solution could make every industrial robot a collaborative robot. The term “collaborative” is recognized by international standards organizations and usually applies to much smaller, newer types of robots which are specifically designed to safe for humans to work with. [Read more…] about Veo Robotics could make all industrial robots collaborative
Creating computer games scenes is often a time-consuming job, and requires skills in 3D design applications as well as some coding knowledge.
For a lot of humans, it can be a satisfying and rewarding job, with the average salary of a game designer of approximately $90,000.
But how long before artificial intelligence is able to design scenes for computer games and do the coding as well? [Read more…] about Game designers face competition from new AI system
IP EXPO Manchester, co-located at Digital Transformation EXPO, opened for the second day with scam expert Alexis Conran, best known for his appearance in the TV programme Real Hustle.
In his captivating keynote speech, Alexis took to the stage to engage the audience by using real-life examples showcasing just how easy it is to be a victim of a scam – no matter how secure you believe you are.
We live in a world where we are increasingly reliant on technology, in both work and our everyday lives. With this in mind, Conran discussed how the human element is just as important as the technology itself when it comes to digital security, commenting “Tech doesn’t fail, humans do.” [Read more…] about IP EXPO Manchester 2019 ends with a stark reminder: Anyone can be a victim of a scam or cyber-attack
Publisher says its innovative book prototype provides a “compelling machine-generated overview” of the latest research on lithium-ion batteries, automatically compiled by an algorithm developed in collaboration with the Applied Computational Linguistics Lab of Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Springer Nature has published its first machine-generated book in chemistry. The book prototype provides an overview of the latest research in the rapidly growing field of lithium-ion batteries.
The company says the content is “a cross-corpus auto-summarization” of a large number of current research articles in this discipline.
Serving as a structured excerpt from a huge set of papers, the innovative pipeline architecture aims at helping researchers to manage the information overload in this discipline efficiently. [Read more…] about Springer Nature publishes its first ‘machine-generated’ book
By Christine Boles, Intel
We are well along the journey to Industry 4.0 – where analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things drive intelligence, decision-making, and productivity.
The transformative opportunities and market potential of Industry 4.0 are massive: It’s expected to create up to $3.7 trillion in value within global manufacturing. We are still in the early adoption stages, with only 30 percent of companies actively deploying IoT solutions at scale.
With the emergence of the industrial internet of things and AI, a new kind of cloud-connected, data-driven factory is emerging. It is not just a “smart factory,” marked by greater machine automation. [Read more…] about Intel showcases data-centric smart manufacturing technologies at Hannover Messe
The next step on your automation journey starts here
Running from 4-7 June 2019 Düsseldorf, Germany, the AI & Robotic Process Automation World Summit will showcase automation solutions to develop high-quality AI and robotic processing.
Robotic process automation experts will come together to exchange knowledge, ideas and real-world strategies for the competitive automation industry.
Standard information management processes are no longer able to sustain the workload they are put under. [Read more…] about 4th AI & Robotic Process Automation World Summit 2019
Logic Supply has released a new rugged and compact fanless industrial computer, the Karbon 300.
The company says the new machine combines the latest vision processing, security protocols, wireless communication technologies, and cloud architectures.
Logic Supply says the Karbon 300 has been “engineered to help innovators overcome the limitations of deploying reliable computer hardware in challenging environments”. [Read more…] about Logic Supply unveils new rugged industrial computer
Tech giant Apple says its new iPad Air and iPad mini tablet computers “deliver dramatic power and capability”.
Apple has introduced the “all-new” iPad Air in an ultra-thin 10.5-inch design, offering the latest innovations including Apple Pencil support and high-end performance at a “breakthrough price”.
With the A12 Bionic chip with Apple’s Neural Engine, the new iPad Air delivers a 70 percent boost in performance and twice the graphics capability, and the advanced Retina display with True Tone technology is nearly 20 percent larger with over half a million more pixels. [Read more…] about New iPad Air and iPad mini ‘deliver dramatic power and capability’
