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Coronavirus Pandemic Advances the March of 'Cobots'
While a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Texas has brought many businesses to a screeching halt, eight robots have kept All Axis...
Nov 10, 20204 min read


Smart Factory with IoT
Smart Factory with IoT: Igus Develops Smart Plastics App for Fanuc FIELD System New igus App for Fanuc IoT Platform Makes It Possible to...
Oct 1, 20203 min read


Coronavirus Turmoil Fuels the Rise of AI-Powered Companies
For the past seven years, a Munich-based firm called Riskmethods has tried to interest companies in buying software that allows them to...
Oct 1, 20203 min read


Novameat Develops 3D-Printed Pork Alternative to Feed Plant-based Meat Demand
Spanish startup Novameat announced today that it had developed a realistic plant-based pork product with the same texture as real meat....
Oct 1, 20202 min read


Industry 4.0 Machining Control
Grob Systems, a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, has announced the introduction of...
Sep 15, 20202 min read


Delivery Drone Flies Medical Supplies to Britain's Isle of Wight
A new drone service will reduce delivery times for urgent medical supplies to a hospital on the Isle of Wight, which lies about 8...
Sep 1, 20202 min read


Yokogawa Releases AI-enabled Versions of SMARTDAC+ Paperless Recorders and Data Logging Software
Yokogawa Releases AI-enabled Versions of SMARTDAC+ Paperless Recorders and Data Logging Software, and Environmentally Robust AI-enabled...
Jul 14, 20205 min read


XOX enters MoU with DGB Asia unit to deploy AI vending machines
XOX Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary XOX Media Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with DGB Networks Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned...
Jun 19, 20202 min read


China's Self-Driving Taxis Hit the Gas on Commercial Aspirations
AutoX and rivals pin hopes on home market as Beijing looks to foster nascent industry. Chinese automated driving startup AutoX has one...
May 14, 20205 min read


Huawei Launches Celia: A Google Assistant Rival in the West
Huawei has launched a new personal assistant for its phones. A rival to the Google Assistant, Huawei’s AI helper is named Celia. Huawei...
Apr 28, 20202 min read


Researchers Develop Tiny Depth Sensor Inspired by Spider Eyes
Your smartphone might have a few different depth-sensing technologies for features like face unlock and portrait mode photos. The exact...
Apr 3, 20202 min read


URC Adds Control Modules for August Locks, Home Connect, and Symetrix
URC has launched a two-way IP module for integration of its Total Control 2.0 system with August Smart Lock and Smart Lock Pro door locks...
Mar 5, 20203 min read


3D printing breakthrough could make racing cars or bikes go faster
Fiber composite parts from a way more affordable 3D printer Desktop Metal has introduced Fiber, claiming that this is the first 3D...
Feb 19, 20202 min read


3D printing could be used to print human tissue
An important development has been made in the field of ‘bioprinting’ which could have a major impact on medical research, and even the...
Jan 14, 20202 min read


Mitsubishi Launches ‘Smallest, Most Compact’ Programmable Logic Controller
The company says the new PLC’s diminutive size is set to help machine builders and manufacturers pack “ever more functionality into a...
Dec 18, 20192 min read


Sentons Unveils Sensors That Can Make Any Consumer Device into a Touch Surface
Sentons has unveiled touch and gesture sensors for use in consumer devices, with new types of user interfaces and controls. The San Jose,...
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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