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Mercedes-Benz will launch the EQC, the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz model from the new product and technology brand EQ, in 2019.
Between January and March, prototypes of the new model series completed tough winter testing in northern Sweden.
The next waystations on the road to series production are more suspension/powertrain tests as well as integrated complete-vehicle high-temperature testing in southern Europe.
[Read more…] about Mercedes-Benz to launch all-electric car in 2019
Boston Dynamics, maker of the world’s most terrifying robots, is preparing to unleash its nightmare-inducing canine robot onto the world next year.
The company clearly thinks the machine is ready for the market but the question is whether or not the market is ready for the machine.
Boston Dynamics specialises in making humanoid and canine robots. In both instances, the robots it has demonstrated are capable of moving in such a realistic way that some observers have demanded they be kept permanently in labs. [Read more…] about Boston Dynamics to unleash its terrifying canine robot on the world next year
Aluminium giants Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Aluminium have announced a joint venture to commercialise patented technology that eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process, a key step in aluminium production.
This is a revolutionary advancement in the manufacturing of one of the world’s most widely used metals.
Apple helped accelerate the development of this technology has partnered with both aluminium companies, and the Governments of Canada and Quebec, to collectively invest a combined $144 million to future research and development.
[Read more…] about Apple partners on carbon-free aluminium smelting method
Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 per cent of its sales by 2025, the company has announced.
The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 industry-first announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle.
The company’s strategy to generate half of its sales from electric cars by 2025 positions it as a powerful player in China, the world’s leading market for electrified cars.
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Even after decades of advancement in robotics and automation, humans are still the biggest contributors to value creation in manufacturing.
Yet, the techniques to measure human activities in the factory are 100 years old—dating back to the time of Henry Ford—and impossible to perform at scale.
Humans in the plant are effectively invisible to analytics. Major manufacturing business decisions are based on incomplete and unreliable data.
[Read more…] about Drishti raises $10 million to ‘digitise’ factory workers
ABB has launched its newest electric vehicle (EV) charging solution, the Terra HP, the first 350 kW product on the market. Charging time for a range of 200 km is just eight minutes, claims the company.
Ideally suited for use at motorway service and petrol stations, Terra HP’s ultra-high current has the capacity to charge both 400 V and 800 V cars at full power.
The addition of Dynamic DC power sharing technology, allows a two-power cabinet charging system to charge a couple of EVs simultaneously, with up to 350 kW, while dynamically optimizing the available grid connection and the power delivery to the two vehicles.
[Read more…] about ABB launches first 350 kW high power car charger
Kyocera has agreed a licensing arrangement with Bosch in relation to its haptic feedback technology for use in Bosch’s automotive solutions.
Kyocera says it signed the license agreement with Robert Bosch Car Multimedia, a subsidiary of Robert Bosch, which is a leading global supplier of technology and services and one of the largest automotive technology suppliers in the world.
The license agreement provides Bosch with access to Kyocera’s patented haptic feedback technology for use in Bosch’s automotive applications. [Read more…] about Kyocera licenses haptic feedback technology to Bosch for automotive applications
Insight Robotics has expanded its operations in Mexico, Portugal and Spain through a number of strategic distribution partnerships.
Insight Robotics is a Hong Kong company which provides technology to safeguard natural resources and infrastructure through automation and early-warning threat detection.
The company’s new partnerships include:
Insight Robotics says the new agreements ensure an increased geographic sales footprint and broader access to maintenance and support resources for better client’s engagement. [Read more…] about Insight Robotics expands in Mexico, Portugal and Spain through strategic distribution partnership
Tauriga Sciences subsidiary, Tauriga Biz Dev. Corp., has signed a reseller agreement with Blink Charging Company, owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and networked charging services.
Under the terms of this agreement, Tauriga will help Blink expand its already significant USA electric vehicle charging network.
Commenting on this agreement, Tauriga’s CEO Seth M. Shaw said: “The company believes that Blink has built a unique infrastructure to service the rapidly growing electric vehicle market segment.
[Read more…] about Blink partners with Tauriga to expand electric vehicle charging network
Arup is expanding its global architecture offering, establishing teams in the Toronto, Frankfurt, Sydney and Singapore offices.
This adds to existing practices in London, Hong Kong, Milan, Berlin and Istanbul employing 250 architects. The practice is expected to double in size by 2020.
Arup’s architects are best known for the original concert hall at Snape Maltings, the masterplan for Broadgate in the City of London and Sky Studios in West London.
[Read more…] about Arup expands global architecture offering
