Market trends and business perspectives
Kiwibot, a autonomous last-mile delivery solution, is partnering with Careem, an online fulfillment app for the greater Middle East region.
The plan is for Kiwibot to work with Careem to autonomously fulfill local orders in Dubai.
Kiwibot has already established operations in a variety of other cities around the world, but this is the first deployment in the middle east. [Read more…] about Kiwibot partners with Careem for last-mile meal delivery
Rootstock Software, a leading provider of cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions built on the Salesforce platform, has agreed a partnership with Xitricon, a Dubai-headquartered company that specializes in planning, configuration, and implementation of enterprise solutions, such as ERP and customer relationship management (CRM).
Xitricon operates in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council. It also has a development and resource center in Sri Lanka.
Henk Bruinekreeft, regional vice president at Rootstock Asia Pacific, says: “With this partnership, we add six countries to our international ERP market, and we extend our presence in the Middle East. [Read more…] about Rootstock Software partners with Xitricon to deliver Rootstock Cloud ERP to the Middle East
Oil-producing nations located in the Middle East and North Africa are struggling with their economies, most of which are not diversified enough to offset the losses caused by falls in the price of crude.
A quick check shows that the current price of a barrel of crude oil – which is about 160 litres – is just above $40, which is significantly lower than certainly Arab countries need it to be.
According to the Economist, Algeria needs the price to be about $157 a barrel, while Oman wants to get to at least $87. [Read more…] about Oil-producing nations struggling with economic woes as society shifts towards electric movement
Honeywell has signed a selection agreement with Middle East Airlines, the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, to provide cockpit technologies to support the airline’s new fleet of 19 aircraft.
The deal, which includes four of Airbus’ latest variant, the A321XLR, will see Honeywell provide its latest full avionics suite to help Middle East Airlines maximize safety and ensure regulatory compliance.
Middle East Airlines’ (MEA) purchase of Airbus aircraft includes 11 A321NEOs, four A330NEOs and four A321XLRs, the latest evolution of the successful A321NEO aircraft. [Read more…] about Honeywell equips Middle East Airlines with new cockpit tech
Warehouse automation specialist Swisslog has completed a major project for Axiom Telecom for the design and implementation of a new Dubai-based automated warehouse facility with AutoStore.
Axiom is said to be the Middle East’s leading telecom distributor for handsets and accessories.
Swisslog made the announcement at Materials Handling Middle East, the region’s dedicated trade show for warehousing, intralogistics and supply chain solutions. [Read more…] about Swisslog installs robot-based warehouse for Axiom Telecom
The demand for articulated robots is forecast to surge in line with increasing applications in the electronics industry, according to a report by FMI.
The research company forecasts the global industrial robotics market to see substantial growth over the forecast period due to multiple driving factors such as the adoption of internet of things in industries and growing digitalization of manufacturing industry across geographies.
The global industrial robotics market was valued at approximately $17 billion in 2018 and is estimated to increase at annual growth of approximately 18 per cent between the forecast periods of 2019 and 2029. [Read more…] about Demand for robots to surge in electronics industry, says report
Universal Robots is planning to showcase a range of new technologies and partnerships at ATX East, said to the largest annual design and manufacturing event on the US East Coast.
This year, the keynote speaker at the event will be Steve “Woz” Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and currently chief scientist at Primary Data.
Attendees at UBM’s ATX East in New York City, June 13-15, will be greeted by three collaborative robots from Universal Robots at the expo entrance. [Read more…] about Universal Robots and partners to demonstrate ‘next generation’ collaborative robot technology at ATX East
Despite headwinds in the global economy, internationalisation will continue to drive the growth of companies in the engineering consultancy sector as infrastructure demand remains strong globally.
Meinhardt Group, a global engineering, planning and management firm, is working closely with International Enterprise Singapore, the government agency partnering Singapore companies in going global, on its expansion strategy to Africa and the Middle East.
This includes the company’s recent acquisition of African engineering consultancy to gain in-roads into East Africa. [Read more…] about Meinhardt partners with International Enterprise Singapore to expand into Africa and Middle East
The technology is mature and ready for the field, say experts
Advanced engineering could be the solution for the sustainable intensification of agriculture, as technology for producing service robots reaches maturity.
Experts in robotics from University of Cambridge, University of Lincoln and Harper Adams University will be discussing the latest developments during Agri-Tech East’s Pollinator event on 11 October 2016.
So what exactly is a robot? [Read more…] about Robots emerging as agricultural co-workers
