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Enterprise software and work and resource management company Planview has acquired LeanKit.
Planview says the acquisition further expands its mission to “support all of the ways that organizations and their employees do work”.
Planview says Leankit is a “leader in enterprise Kanban for engineers”, and its capabilities are the “perfect addition” to Planview’s solutions portfolio. [Read more…] about Planview acquires LeanKit to strengthen product lifecycle management product for engineers
Comau has launched the latest version of a new app through which its industrial robots can be monitored and managed.
The app runs on smartphones and tablets using the Android operating system, and is called PickApp (screenshot below).
Comau suggests smartphones and tablets could be a viable alternative to the traditional human-machine interfaces used in the industrial sector. [Read more…] about Comau releases Android app for managing its robots
Advantech, a provider of industrial and embedded computing solutions, has expanded its European Service Center in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
The compnay says that “continuous growth in the European market” has led Advantech to enlarge both the production, logistic and office facilities, which are set to open in January 2018.
Next to housing nearly 150 employees, the high-tech building will also serve as a demonstration site, displaying the latest of Advantech’s service IoT and Industry 4.0 applications. [Read more…] about Advantech expands European service center
Denso, one of the world’s largest suppliers of robotics and automation technologies, is partnering with software company Symbio to establish a technology innovation centre in Finland.
Denso, the main supplier to Toyota and one of the leading automotive component manufacturers in general, says the innovation center in Finland is a joint enterprise based at Symbio’s premises in Espoo, Finland.
Symbio is a technology research and development company with expertise in robotics, automation and internet of things systems.
It’s likely that the first products to emerge from the collaboration will relate to connected, autonomous and electric cars and other vehicles. [Read more…] about Denso and Symbio to establish technology innovation center in Finland
Habey, a developer of single board computers of a variety of types and form factors, has launched what it says is an alternative to the Raspberry Pi board for developing industrial robotic arms.
Habey says its “extremely small” Pico-ITX EMB-2230 offers all of the features of its previous product, the EMB-3200, but with greater adaptability for I/O options, power input, and touchscreen display output, through an integrated 40-pin expansion header.
Habey says the new board is “developed for enthusiasts and startup applications that are looking for alternatives to the popular Raspberry Pi board”. [Read more…] about Habey launches alternative to Raspberry Pi board for development of industrial robots
In this exclusive interview, Theresa Bui, IoT product marketing and strategy, Cisco Jasper, lays out the company’s solution for bringing together OT and IT
In the past couple of years, networking giant Cisco has made a big push into the industrial sector to ride the wave of Industry 4.0 or the industrial internet of things or whatever you want to call the trend of connecting machines that previously operated mostly in isolation.
Computer networking equipment, which is generally to be found within the category of “information technology”, is quickly becoming a critical part of the traditional industrial company, alongside what is increasingly referred to as “operation technology”, referring to the machines and robots and such.
Industrial companies have been attaching tens of millions of sensors to equipment and components in all areas of their operation in order to make the data they collect available to IT. [Read more…] about IT + OT = IIoT: Cisco Jasper’s formula for the industrial internet
Mitsubishi Electric Automation has launched the new M80W computer numerical controller, the latest in its industry-proven M8 Series computer numerical controllers.
The M80W features a touch-screen Windows-based display that is separate from the control unit, which the company says provides “expandability and flexibility”.
The M80W includes two expansion slots for 32GB SD cards, and incorporates the latest operating system and slim personal computer. This allows original equipment manufacturers and end users to add up to 64GB more memory for “even greater flexibility”, says the company. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi launches new computer numerical controller
Leading researchers in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and reinforcement learning from OpenAI and UC Berkeley assemble to launch an ambitious new project
Embodied Intelligence, a startup established by AI researchers from the University of California Berkeley, and their partners at OpenAI, has raised $7 million in seed funding.
The company says it is “striving to democratize robotics” by enabling anyone to teach a robot new skills.
The funding round was led by Amplify Partners with participation from Lux Capital, SV Angels, FreeS, 11.2 Capital and A.Capital. [Read more…] about Berkeley spin-off Embodied Intelligence raises $7 million to build ‘teachable’ robots
By Edward Tse, CEO of Gao Feng
Tekes Future Watch China – Artificial Intelligence is the latest in a series of reports prepared by Gao Feng for Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation.
The report is aimed at helping Tekes to study China’s digital landscape and at highlighting strategic implications for both Finnish companies and policymakers.
After decades of development, artificial intelligence has become one of the most disruptive technology enablers in today’s exponential age. [Read more…] about China’s abundance of big data is helping the development of artificial intelligence
Camille Bauer Metrawatt says it has combined the functionality of a highly accurate measurement device for heavy current applications with the capabilities of an integrated programmable logic controller.
The company claims this is the first time such a device – the Centrax CU5000 – has been launched.
With this solution, closely coupled automation tasks can be carried out directly and flexibly by programmable logic, says CBM. [Read more…] about Camille Bauer Metrawatt launches new product which combines measurement device with programmable logic controller
