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RLWRLD named World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for advancing physical AI infrastructure

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RLWRLD, a physical AI company developing the proprietary Robotics Foundation Model RLDX-1, has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2026.

The WEF Technology Pioneers program selects 100 innovative technology companies each year that are positioned to drive long-term, paradigm-shifting impact on global industries and society.

According to the WEF’s official analysis report, Meet the Technology Pioneers, this year’s selection centered on companies providing the foundational software and core infrastructure to support large-scale deployment of autonomous AI systems, ones that perceive, reason, and act directly in the physical world, going beyond conversational chatbots and application-layer software. [Read more…] about RLWRLD named World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for advancing physical AI infrastructure

ISA releases new standard for SCADA systems

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The ISA-112 Part 1 standard provides a framework for modernizing supervisory control and data acquisition systems and making them easier to design, build, operate and maintain

The International Society of Automation (ISA) – the professional society for automation – has announced the publication of ANSI/ISA-112.00.01-2025, SCADA Systems – Part 1: SCADA Lifecycle, Diagrams and Terminology, which is now available for sale on www.isa.org and is accessible to ISA members as a membership benefit.

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is an automated control system architecture commonly implemented in industrial, utility and manufacturing environments.

The ISA-112 Part 1 standard provides a vendor-neutral and technology-independent framework for the long-term management of SCADA systems and execution of SCADA modernization projects, offering a high-level overview of the SCADA lifecycle as well as diagrams and terminology. [Read more…] about ISA releases new standard for SCADA systems

International Society of Automation partners with Wiley to scale publishing content

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Wiley, a publisher of authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation and learning, and the International Society of Automation (ISA), the professional society for automation, have announced a strategic co-publishing partnership designed to expand global access to ISA’s authoritative technical and educational publishing content.

ISA chose to partner with Wiley to better serve the automation community and its tens of thousands of members worldwide. The partnership combines ISA’s technical leadership and quality content with Wiley’s editorial expertise and global reach.

This collaboration preserves ISA’s editorial independence while leveraging Wiley’s global infrastructure to deliver new and revised titles annually, responding to the growing need for industrial automation content around the world. [Read more…] about International Society of Automation partners with Wiley to scale publishing content