Audi has been demonstrating its advanced manufacturing technologies, much of which went into building its newly opened smart factory in Mexico, where the automaker’s Q5 vehicle is being produced. [Read more…] about Audi shows off its smart factory technologies
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nuTonomy to test its self-driving cars on public roads in Boston
On-street testing will begin before the end of 2016 in Raymond Flynn Marine Park
nuTonomy, the developer of software for self-driving cars, has signed a deal with the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation that authorizes nuTonomy to begin testing its growing fleet of self-driving cars on specific public streets in a designated area of Boston.
nuTonomy will begin testing its self-driving Renault Zoe electric vehicle before the end of the year in the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport section of the city.
nuTonomy outfits its vehicles with a state-of-the art software system, which has been integrated with high-performance sensing and computing components, to enable safe operation without a driver. [Read more…] about nuTonomy to test its self-driving cars on public roads in Boston
Video: Industrial robots market
The industrial sector is currently the largest market for robots – with applications in automotive; electronics or electrical; metal fabrication; and other segments.
According to the International Federation of Robotics, the market for industrial robots is at record levels.
In 2015, robot sales increased by 15 per cent to just over than 250,000 units sold worldwide. China was estimated the biggest buyer. [Read more…] about Video: Industrial robots market
AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence
AImotive – formerly known as AdasWorks – claims to be the first to enable an artificial intelligence ecosystem for autonomous driving regardless of location, driving style or driving conditions
AImotive has launched what it says is a “full stack technology solution and the most powerful artificial intelligence software” for the automotive industry, designed to provide self-driving vehicles better safety, improved comfort and increased productivity.
AImotive used to be called AdasWorks, and the new name reflects the broader vision to “bring global accessibility to self-driving vehicles, faster and safer than any other company in the world”.
The AImotive product suite delivers the robust technology required to operate self-driving vehicles in all conditions, and adapts in real-time to different driving styles and cultures, says the company. [Read more…] about AImotive launches self-driving automotive technology powered by artificial intelligence
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Robotics and Automation Industry Thought Leaders 1
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Jane Zavalishina, CEO, Yandex Data Factory
If AI Ruled the World
Some people say artificial intelligence will eventually take over the world, and make humans obsolete and useless in large parts of society, starting with firing us from all employment – low-skilled or high. Others say it’s already happened – that AI rules the world…
Minoru Usui, president, Seiko Epson
We Are Living in ‘Extremely Transformative’ Times
When you want to talk to someone about robotics and automation, especially in an industrial context, who better to talk to than an expert from Japan? Not wishing to compound any stereotypes, the “land of the rising sun” has shown itself to be an early adopter of many, possibly all, advanced technologies for many decades now…
Saagar Govil, chairman and CEO, Cemtrex
Electrifying New Markets
A lot’s happened since this website was introduced to Cemtrex a few weeks ago. The company’s been on a gigantic spending spree, buying up companies and restructuring its business for new markets as though it were in a hurry to get somewhere fast…
Arun Srinivasan, senior vice-president, Bosch
‘Bish, Bash, Bosch’
It’s a small word. Bosch. Associated with so many things, most famously “bish bash bosch”. A meaningless phrase really, but according to the Urban Dictionary, it’s “used to describe the efficiency of a process you have just explained, often used if there are three steps to the process”…
Alan Norbury, industrial central technology officer, Siemens UK
From Art To Science
German industrial giant Siemens employs approximately 15,000 people at around 30 locations across the UK. Globally, it employs around 350,000 and has annual revenues of more than €75 billion. It is said to be the largest engineering company in Europe. It’s also claimed to employ more computer programmers than does Microsoft…
Scott Mabie, general manager, Americas division, Universal Robots
Astronomical Growth
Industrial robots have always been somewhat captivating to watch because of their precision of movement, but their sheer size and power exudes an air of ominous foreboding, which is why the vast majority have always been caged off, kept away from their human counterparts at factories, where they were mostly to be found…
Olivier Grenier-Lafond, sales and marketing co-ordinator, Robotiq
Tools of the Trade
Industrial robots have been around for such a long time, and have captured the imagination in such a way, that it would be easy to think…
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The IoT with Chinese characteristics
Erik Walenza-Slabe, CEO of IoT One
Apparently, we are all either living in the Age of Industry 4.0 already, or we are entering it. And one of the main features of this age is a relatively new connectivity technology called the “internet of things”, often abbreviated to IoT.
No trivial matter
Professor Alois Knoll, co-ordinator of the
Echord
Professor Alois Knoll, one of the most influential roboticists in Europe, is currently the co-ordinator of the European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development, and one of the key scientists involved in the $1.5 billion-dollar Human Brain Project. In this interview he gives his views of the state of robotics today.
Japanese AIs
Dr Masayuki Morikawa, vice chairman and vice president,
Rieti
Inadvertent or not, Japan is providing a starting point for the relentless march of the robots toward total global domination.
Driverless Daimler
Professor Dr Ralf Herrtwich,
director vehicle automation and chassis systems, Daimler
Mercedes of course has the longest history of any automaker in the world, having built the first ever car in 1879, when Carl Benz created the “Motorwagen”.
Managing cyber risk
Jalal Bouhdada, industrial control systems security consultant, Applied Risk
The internet of things is enabling industry to connect individual robotic and automated work cells with other similar cells to create multicellular organisms within what could now be referred to as “smart factories”, particularly as the factory building itself can be connected to those multicellular organisms operating within its walls.
Making like the Germans
Mike Rigby, head of manufacturing, Barclays Bank UK
It’s a generally accepted notion that when it comes to computer technology, what happens in the US this year is likely to happen in the UK the following year, and then on mainland Europe the year after that. Meaning, Germany is a bit behind the leaders when it comes to IT. That’s the perception some people in the tech industry have anyway.
Virtual assistance
Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai
Virtual assistants, or intelligent assistants, are multiplying by the day. Currently there are around a dozen really well-known ones, such as Siri and Cortana, and then there’s several dozen other reasonably well-known ones talking or otherwise communicating their way into the public consciousness.
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Fruit of the Loom
Chris Roberts, head of industrial robotics at Cambridge Consultants
Going offline for good
Albert Nubiola, founder and CEO of RoboDK
Branches of the Redtree
Jason Ernst, CTO, Redtree Robotics
Ahoy there, Robot
Eamon Carrig,
co-founder and chief roboticist at Autonomous Marine Systems
Shopping with Robot
Wendy Roberts, CEO, Five Elements Robotics
Deciding to do less
Andrew Seddon, CEO, CircuitHub
Full-spectrum vision
Alex Boch, CEO, Panorics
The Toyota Corolla at 50: The best-selling car of all time
The Toyota Corolla is by far the best-selling model of car ever made, with close to 50 million units sold since its launch in 1966.
The company commemorated the 50th anniversary last month of “the car for everyone” by producing a video and other content looking back on its success in putting Toyota on the global automaking map.
One notable story told of how one owner has been driving his first-generation Corolla since he bought it in 1969 at the age of 24. [Read more…] about The Toyota Corolla at 50: The best-selling car of all time
Infineon chip solves Rubik’s Cube in about one half of one second
Lightning fast machine sorts out the squares in 637 thousandths of a second
The Rubik’s Cube is one of the world’s most famous puzzles, and one of the best-selling products in history.
Tens of millions – possibly hundreds of millions – of people have tried to manipulate the cubic puzzle to manoeuvre the colours so they match on all six sides. And millions have succeeded.
But it would impossible for any human to do what a machine did earlier today at the electronica trade fair, where a machine called “Sub1 Reloaded” pulled off the feat with the help of microchips from Infineon in less than a second – 637 thousandths of a second to be exact. [Read more…] about Infineon chip solves Rubik’s Cube in about one half of one second
Harman and Airbiquity launch ‘first end-to-end cyber intrusion detection system’ for connected vehicles
Harman, a provider of connected technologies for automotive markets, and Airbiquity, which specialises in connected vehicle services, have launched what they claim is the first automotive grade end-to-end intrusion detection system for connected vehicles.
The companies say that with the increasing dependency on software to power vehicle systems and features, cybersecurity has become a threat to connected vehicles and the introduction of new driving assistance, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and autonomous driving capabilities.
By combining Harman’s Intrusion Detection and Prevention System inside the vehicle with Airbiquity’s cloud-based Choreo service delivery platform and software and data management solution, the two companies say they now deliver “the most robust connected vehicle security threat detection and response capability for automotive customers and their consumers alike”. [Read more…] about Harman and Airbiquity launch ‘first end-to-end cyber intrusion detection system’ for connected vehicles
Robots are positively impacting our world, says Aethon
By Anthony Melanson, vice president of marketing, Aethon
Robotics headlines are everywhere: “China’s Impending Robot Revolution”, “IFR Report Offers Good News for Robot Developers,” and “Can Robotics Spark a Renaissance in American Manufacturing”.
There’s little question that self-driving robots, drones and other automated vehicles are integral to the present and future success of organizations in a wide-variety of sectors.
Self-driving cars are on a tremendous innovation curve and it will be exciting to see them develop. From healthcare to industrial material handling, robots are positively impacting our world. [Read more…] about Robots are positively impacting our world, says Aethon
Qualcomm could become king of the road if it buys NXP
Mergers and acquisitions happen quite frequently these days, and there’s a lot of interest surrounding them.
For example, there are currently strong rumours that US smartphone chip giant Qualcomm is about to buy NXP Semiconductor for $40 billion.
NXP itself last year bought Freescale for $12 billion. The deal gave NXP access to the market for micro-controllers, in which Freescale is one of the leading companies.
And in a separate, similarly large deal, Japanese communications colossus SoftBank recently agreed to buy the British chip designer ARM for $32 billion. [Read more…] about Qualcomm could become king of the road if it buys NXP