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FORT Robotics extends physical AI safety platform with Nvidia Halos

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FORT Robotics, the “Trust Layer” for physical AI, has announced joining the Nvidia Halos for Robotics ecosystem that’s bringing safety to autonomous robots.

FORT will demonstrate an agentic safety application built with the open source Nvidia Halos Outside-In Safety Blueprint this week at the Automate conference in Chicago and presenting in the Humanoid Robotics Pavilion with Nvidia on June 23rd.

The Nvidia Outside-In Safety Blueprint combined with the FORT Trust Layer extends robot perception beyond onboard sensors by using external infrastructure sensors and visual AI Agents to deliver real-time, safety-certifiable functional safety to maximize operational throughput. [Read more…] about FORT Robotics extends physical AI safety platform with Nvidia Halos

Siemens partners with Databricks and FFT to turn production data into scalable AI-driven insights

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Siemens has announced a new edge-to-cloud integration with Databricks, the Data and AI company, and long‑time automation partner FFT Produktionssysteme (FFT).

Together, the partners will connect production data directly to enterprise AI – without complex IoT middleware. This will help industrial customers transform their production data into actionable insights and scale industrial AI across global operations.

With the new integration, customers are able to stream contextualized shopfloor and plant data from Siemens Industrial Edge via the FFT DataBridge directly to the Databricks Platform, where it can be analyzed and used to train AI models centrally for implementation across global production networks. [Read more…] about Siemens partners with Databricks and FFT to turn production data into scalable AI-driven insights

How JLCMC is Redefining Industrial Automation Solutions for Modern Factories

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The manufacturing industry is changing rapidly. Factors are facing pressure to generate more, waste less, and adapt rapidly, while maintaining costs under control. The heart of this shift is industrial automation, plus the suppliers who fuel it in the back room.

Among the names slowly emerging in this area is JLCMC, an online store that provides factories with a streamlined solution for accessing the components required to construct, upgrade, and maintain automated systems, all without the usual procurement hassle. [Read more…] about How JLCMC is Redefining Industrial Automation Solutions for Modern Factories

Opinion: Why robot dogs are leading the pack in factory floor efficiency

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By Andrew Hamilton, head of the Digital Process Manufacturing Centre (DPMC) at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

Manufacturing facilities today are sprawling, interconnected environments where equipment operates continuously and processes stretch across large physical footprints.

From factory floors and plant rooms to service corridors and external assets, engineering teams need clear visibility across areas that are not always easy, or safe, to access.

Maintaining performance in these conditions depends on accurate, timely information and the ability to respond before issues escalate. [Read more…] about Opinion: Why robot dogs are leading the pack in factory floor efficiency

The Hardware Powering the Hybrid Industrial Workforce

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Industrial work used to mean staying put. Office staff sat at their desks all day, engineers spent most of their hours on-site, and factory teams worked from the same fixed stations day after day. That’s not really the case anymore.

These days, a lot of industrial professionals split their time between the office, the plant floor, customer sites, and even their own kitchen table. A maintenance engineer might go through inspection reports at home before heading out to a plant later that afternoon.

A project manager could bounce between video calls and walking the manufacturing floor, all in the same day. This kind of flexibility has made one thing pretty obvious: your hardware isn’t just a nice-to-have anymore. It’s essential. [Read more…] about The Hardware Powering the Hybrid Industrial Workforce

Automation is Leaving the Factory Floor and Moving into the Back Office

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For decades, automation had a definite home. It lived on the factory floor, in the warehouse, and along the production line, where robots and programmable systems handled physical, repetitive tasks with precision that no human could compete with. This story is well understood by anyone in the industry.

What is less discussed is where automation goes next. The same logic that transformed manufacturing, that repetitive rule-based work should be handled by machines, is now moving into a place few associate with robotics: the ordinary business processes that run a company. And a new generation of AI agents is driving the shift. [Read more…] about Automation is Leaving the Factory Floor and Moving into the Back Office

How Equipment Asset Management Practices Must Evolve for Industry 4.0 to Deliver on its Promise

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Industry 4.0 carries an enormous promise. Connected sensors feeding real-time data into intelligent systems, machines that predict their own failures, production lines that self-optimise in response to demand signals, supply chains that adjust without human intervention. The technology is real, the investment is substantial, and the case studies are credible.

So why are so many manufacturers still fighting the same battles they were fighting a decade ago? Why does unplanned downtime still cost Fortune 500 companies an estimated $1.4 trillion per year, according to the Siemens True Cost of Downtime 2024 report?

Why do maintenance teams with IIoT sensors on half their assets still spend most of their time reacting to failures rather than preventing them?

The answer, more often than not, has nothing to do with the sensors or the algorithms. It has to do with the asset management infrastructure underneath them. The EAM layer, the systems, data models, and practices that govern how equipment records, spare parts catalogues, work orders, and maintenance decisions are organised and acted on, was built for a different era. [Read more…] about How Equipment Asset Management Practices Must Evolve for Industry 4.0 to Deliver on its Promise

Interview with Clearpath Robotics co-founder Ryan Gariepy: ‘Most industries in Canada are under-automated’

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Canada has long been recognized for its contributions to robotics research, producing world-class universities, pioneering robotics startups, and innovative technologies that have found applications across manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, mining, and defense.

Yet despite this strong technical foundation, many observers argue that Canada has not always translated its research strengths into widespread industrial deployment at the same pace as some other leading economies.

Few people have witnessed that evolution more closely than Ryan Gariepy, co-founder of Clearpath Robotics, one of Canada’s most successful robotics companies. [Read more…] about Interview with Clearpath Robotics co-founder Ryan Gariepy: ‘Most industries in Canada are under-automated’

The Hidden Lifecycle Challenge Behind Industrial Automation Growth

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Automation is Driving New Infrastructure Demands

Factories and shipping centers keep changing fast, driven by new ways of making things smarter.

Staying ahead now depends on tools that boost production, cut mistakes, and less waste, while moving goods more smoothly.

Yet here’s the twist, robots, artificial intelligence, and machines running themselves need better brains than before. [Read more…] about The Hidden Lifecycle Challenge Behind Industrial Automation Growth

The Ultimate Bench Blueprint: Essential Phone Repair Tools for Beginners 2026

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The landscape of smartphone hardware has evolved radically. In 2026, fixing a phone is no longer just about swapping out a modular component with a basic screwdriver.

Today’s flagship devices from Apple, Samsung, and Google are tightly engineered puzzles held together by microscopic, application-specific security screws, multi-layered logic boards, and heavy industrial waterproof gaskets.

To help you navigate this complex market without wasting money on low-grade gear, we have put together this definitive guide in partnership with DIYFIXTOOL – your premium one-stop wholesaler for verified, field-tested mobile repair equipment. [Read more…] about The Ultimate Bench Blueprint: Essential Phone Repair Tools for Beginners 2026