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Panasonic obtains international certification for robotic mobility chair

December 20, 2019 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Panasonic has obtained the international safety standard IEC 62061 certification for its safety control system designed for robotic mobility chair.

The IEC standard is required by the international safety standard ISO 13482 applicable to personal care robots.

This certification means that the Japan Quality Assurance Organization has recognized that Panasonic’s safety control system for personal care robots conforms to the IEC 62061 standard: “Safety of machinery – functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems”. [Read more…] about Panasonic obtains international certification for robotic mobility chair

CeMAT Russia provides comprehensive overview of intralogistics

October 25, 2019 by David Edwards

CeMAT Russia ran from 24 to 26 September 2019 at the IEC Crocus Expo in Moscow.

The tradeshow for materials handling, warehousing equipment and logistics featured more than 150 exhibiting companies and attracted 5,700 visitors, solidifying its position as the only intralogistics event in Russia with such a diverse portfolio.

On occasion of its tenth anniversary in 2019, CeMAT Russia expanded its exhibit program to include even more products, equipment and solutions for warehousing, intralogistics and supply chain management. [Read more…] about CeMAT Russia provides comprehensive overview of intralogistics

IEC claims it has established the ‘first’ international AI standards committee for the entire universe

May 21, 2018 by Sam Francis

By Antoinette Price, International Electrotechnical Commission

Information technology has become an integral part of our lives whether it be in the consumer, industrial or commercial aspects. It is hard to imagine life, work or entertainment without it. And artificial intelligence presents the next digital frontier of the IT evolution.

It is capturing the world’s attention and involves many stakeholders including research, academia, industry, practitioners, policymakers and ethics advocates. AI is expected to be one of the most crucial enabling technologies in our lifetime. [Read more…] about IEC claims it has established the ‘first’ international AI standards committee for the entire universe

Protecting the environment with drones and robots

May 11, 2018 by Sam Francis

New commercial and research roles for unmanned vehicles. By Peter Feuilherade for the International Electrotechnical Commission

History provides many instances of technologies developed for military application being spun off and used in the civilian sector for different, broader uses and at lower prices.

Drones and other unmanned powered vehicles are a good example.

The earliest recorded military action using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, dates back to 1849, when Austrian forces used pilotless balloons to drop bombs fitted with timed fuses on Italian revolutionaries besieged in Venice.

However, strong winds blew many of the “flying bombs” back across the city, and they fell on Austrian troops encamped on the mainland. [Read more…] about Protecting the environment with drones and robots

HMS Industrial launches new smart grid connectivity gateway

July 15, 2017 by David Edwards

New IXXAT SG-gateways from HMS Industrial Networks enable data exchange between infrastructure and energy networks based on IEC61850 or IEC60870-5-104, and common fieldbus and industrial Ethernet systems, says the company.

While industrial communication between devices and systems is typically done with fieldbus and industrial Ethernet, modern infrastructure and energy networks are based upon other protocol standards such as IEC61850 and IEC60870-5-104.

The new IXXAT SG-gateways from HMS address the increasing need for data exchange between these two worlds, offering a wide protocol coverage and easy integration. [Read more…] about HMS Industrial launches new smart grid connectivity gateway

Kuka’s new lightweight collaborative robot for medical applications goes into series production

February 6, 2017 by Sam Francis

Kuka’s new, lightweight collaborative robot has gone into series production, says the company.

The Kuka LBR Med – short for medical – is designed to be operated in the “immediate vicinity” of the human operator.

The robot maker sees the new cobot as having applications in the health sector, as “an assistant for tasks rehabilitation or in the operating room”. [Read more…] about Kuka’s new lightweight collaborative robot for medical applications goes into series production

Copa-Data to showcase software for smarter grids at Cigre

July 21, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

Copa-Data, the international developer of the zenon software, is presenting its newest solutions for substation automation and substation HMI at the Cigre Session in Paris, from August 21-26, 2016.

JS automation and Copa-Data will jointly demonstrate the numerous possibilities of the software system for developing individual and ergonomic solutions within modern Smart Grids.

The Cigre Session 2016 is bringing experts from the energy industry together in Paris, with participants coming in from over 90 countries. Copa-Data has been offering its HMI/SCADA software in this environment for many years and continues to bring new innovative concepts for improved overview, safety and ergonomics in power plant and substation monitoring. [Read more…] about Copa-Data to showcase software for smarter grids at Cigre