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When your site is a slow one, you’re usually recommended to use a Content Delivery Network as it’s considered to be one of the most effective ways to speed up websites. However, it’s not the only benefit you’ll get when applying for CDN services.
Today, we’re going to discuss the main reasons to use a CDN and will give you some tips on how to choose the best CDN vendor. [Read more…] about Seven things to pay attention to when choosing a CDN vendor
Partnership, collaboration, and technology investment crucial for growth opportunities, says Frost & Sullivan’s industrial automation and process control team
The Internet of Things and data analytics are transforming the manufacturing space, and data is the new currency.
Currently, human intervention is needed for logical and reasonable decision making. However, with the rise of cognitive technologies, machines will be empowered to detect constantly changing manufacturing scenarios and respond in real time with minimum human intervention.
To be successful, manufacturers need to invest in artificial intelligence technology to improve plant efficiency and productivity, and build partnerships and collaborations that drive data-driven intelligence. [Read more…] about Cognitive technologies and AI poised to transform all manufacturing sectors, says Frost
Book title: Cognitive Approach to Natural Language Processing
Authors: Bernadette Sharp, Florence Sedes and Wieslaw Lubaszewski
As natural language processing spans many different disciplines, it is sometimes difficult to understand the contributions and the challenges that each of them presents.
This book explores the special relationship between natural language processing and cognitive science, and the contribution of computer science to these two fields.
It is based on the recent research papers submitted at the international workshops of Natural Language and Cognitive Science which was launched in 2004 in an effort to bring together natural language researchers, computer scientists, and cognitive and linguistic scientists to collaborate together and advance research in natural language processing.
The chapters cover areas related to language understanding, language generation, word association, word sense disambiguation, word predictability, text production and authorship attribution.
This book will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the interdisciplinary nature of language processing.
Apple has updated Swift Playgrounds, its educational coding app for iPad, to include what the company describes as “new way to learn to code using robots, drones and musical instruments”.
Swift Playgrounds is aimed at students and beginners learning to code with Swift, Apple’s programming language for building apps.
Apple says it is working with leading device makers to make it easy to connect to Bluetooth-enabled robots within the Swift Playgrounds app, allowing users to program and control popular devices, including Lego Mindstorms Education EV3, the Sphero SPRK+, Parrot drones and more. [Read more…] about Apple extends Swift programming language to support robotics
Qualcomm says it is currently shipping more than 1 million chips per day for the internet of things.
The company made the announcement at its IoT industry analyst workshop.
The company says its production momentum reflects Qualcomm’s “unique ability to invent and deliver the technologies needed for the IoT, and to meet challenging customer requirements for interoperability, connectivity, compute and security”. [Read more…] about Qualcomm says it’s producing 1 million chips a day for IoT applications
Microsoft has been offering industrial companies a range of digital services based on its Azure platform over the past few years and is probably the leading tech company in the space.
Microsoft’s global infrastructure and Azure cloud platform enables companies with worldwide manufacturing or logistics operations to create software applications either specifically for their own companies or for other companies.
The company has also developed special connectors which can accept data from devices which use the OPC-UA standard, a data transmission protocol which is increasingly being adopted in industry for sensor-laden machines and components. [Read more…] about Video: Microsoft looks to strengthen partnerships with industrial companies
The founder and managing director of F&P Robotics says he wouldn’t trust the robots of the future because they will become conscious and capable of taking over the world, and possibly enslaving humans. (See video below.)
The experienced roboticist, who has a background in natural sciences and brain research, says it’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence-powered robots start thinking about big questions – like, who created the universe and what is the point of humans.
In an interview with RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com, recorded at Hannover Messe in Germany (video above), Dr Hansruedi Früh says the only difference between humans and robots, at the moment, is “self-reflection, which only humans and very few animals have”, but robot learning is progressing and that their consciousness is inevitable. [Read more…] about Video: F&P Robotics boss says he wouldn’t trust the thinking, feeling robots of the future
Dassault Systèmes is planning to launch an integrated 3D printing platform in the next few months, according to a senior executive at the company.
In an interview with RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com, Philippe Bartissol, vice president, industrial equipment industry, Dassault Systèmes, says the the initiative will be announced in the next two months.
The initiative will “address the complete ecosystem of 3D printing”, says Bartissol, adding: “It will not be only one customer using our platform extensively.
“It will be several players from several fields jointly working on one platform, with payment possibilities and delivery possibilities as well.” [Read more…] about Video: Dassault Systèmes to launch integrated new platform for 3D printing
Kuka has agreed a deal with Beet Analytics as part of robot maker’s Industrie 4.0 strategy.
Kuka will now be able to offer Beet’s industrial IoT technology as another tool in their Industrie 4.0 eco-system and to offer Beet technology on Kuka solutions.
Ronny Chiang, president Beet analytics technology, says: “We are excited to work with Kuka, whose global industrial leadership in automation systems will further strengthen Beet’s presence in the global market. This will allow OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] to access Beet IoT solutions with a respected and established leader standing behind it.” [Read more…] about Kuka agrees deal with Beet on IoT
SAP and Kuka say they will work together around Industrial 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to develop more flexible and automated production processes.
Both companies want to collaborate, particularly in the areas of manufacturing, mechanical engineering and the automotive sector.
The integration of Kuka robots into SAP’s digital manufacturing is based on standard protocols such as OPC Unified Architecture.
In addition, Kuka and SAP plan to provide Kuka robot applications based on the SAP Leonardo IoT platform. [Read more…] about SAP and Kuka partner to design the ‘factory of the future’
