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Micropolis launches final phase of autonomous police patrol pilot

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Micropolis, a pioneer in unmanned ground vehicles and AI-driven security solutions, has commenced the final phase of its flagship pilot project in collaboration with Dubai Expo City, Dubai Police, and Transguard Group.

This milestone represents a significant advancement in the evolution of Micropolis’s M2 Autonomous Police Patrol, which will undergo extensive testing and validation across its full operational suite.

The project will focus on real-world performance evaluation of the enhanced autonomous driving system, the mission planner, tele-operator control functions, and the newly developed radio communication protocol. [Read more…] about Micropolis launches final phase of autonomous police patrol pilot

Are We Nearing the End of the Edge vs. Cloud Debate for Smart Robots?

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Robots have evolved from isolated, pre-programmed units to intelligent, connected collaborators.

In this new era, one of the biggest questions that engineers, technologists, and robot operators continue to grapple with is: Are we nearing the end of the edge vs. cloud debate for smart robots?

For the longest time, robot design and deployment came down to choosing between edge processing – relying on local hardware for computational needs – and cloud processing, which taps into remote servers for greater data storage and AI capabilities. [Read more…] about Are We Nearing the End of the Edge vs. Cloud Debate for Smart Robots?

Emerging Trends in IoT and its Impact on Electronics

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The Internet of Things persists in transforming the electronics environment with remarkable speed.

With billions of networked devices joining the marketplace each year, the basic structure of electronic frameworks is adapting to meet fresh demands for connection, energy conservation, and smart computing.

These changes are producing opportunities and obstacles that will characterize the upcoming era of electronic engineering and production. Here are emerging trends in IoT and its impact on electronics. [Read more…] about Emerging Trends in IoT and its Impact on Electronics

ABB and Red Hat extend partnership to develop automation systems for industrial IT

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ABB and Red Hat have extended their collaboration to develop automation systems for the future of industrial IT, enabling more secure and modular deployment of control applications for process industries.

The collaboration builds on ABB’s automation leadership and Red Hat’s industry-leading enterprise open source platforms, combining industrial innovation and digital capabilities – including data analytics and artificial intelligence – to help pave the way towards autonomous operations.

ABB’s process automation system architecture consists of two interconnected yet distinct environments: a robust and secure control environment that helps ensure stable, real-time management of critical processes, and a digital environment designed for flexible and scalable introduction of digital solutions. [Read more…] about ABB and Red Hat extend partnership to develop automation systems for industrial IT

AI, edge computing and AR/VR are ‘key enablers’ of future automation, says Frost

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Artificial intelligence, edge computing and augmented and virtual reality are “key enablers” for the future of automation and smart factories, according to new white papers by Frost & Sullivan.

“The world of manufacturing has never been as dynamic as it is today,” says the research consultancy.

Automation powered by AI, edge computing, and augmented and virtual reality are “driving a new chapter in the industrial revolution”, says the company.  [Read more…] about AI, edge computing and AR/VR are ‘key enablers’ of future automation, says Frost

Nebbiolo Technologies to showcase its latest fog and edge computing platform at Hannover Messe

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Nebbiolo Technologies, a provider of fog computing platforms for industrial companies, will showcase what it claims is a “comprehensive software fog/edge computing infrastructure” at Hannover Messe next week.

Fog computing, also known as fog networking or fogging, is a decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, compute, storage and applications are distributed in the most logical, efficient place between the data source and the cloud.

Edge computing refers to devices which can perform a lot of the computing required without needing to send the data to the cloud.  [Read more…] about Nebbiolo Technologies to showcase its latest fog and edge computing platform at Hannover Messe

Hangar and Vapor IO to launch autonomous robotics data service

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Real-time system includes new data sources that support autonomous drones, cars and robotics

Vapor IO, which specialises in edge computing and edge data centers, and Hangar, which claims to be the world’s first Robotics-as-a-System data acquisition platform, have agreed plans for a commercial implementation of Hangar’s autonomous robotics for Industry on top of Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge.

The implementation consists of Hangar’s Robotics-as-a-System platform running on Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge, deployed to Project Volutus edge locations.

Hangar’s RaaS platform will utilize Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge sites for safe navigation, connectivity, situational and airspace awareness, drone storage, drone recharging, high-speed data ingest and low latency processing.  [Read more…] about Hangar and Vapor IO to launch autonomous robotics data service