Automation

Cobots - New robotic manufacturing and automation could displace millions of workers in the ASEAN region. Image courtesy of Rethink Robotics.

Cobots market to grow significantly over next five years

Automation Suppliers welding arm

What do manufacturers expect from automation suppliers?

Robotics - By simulating millions of potential robot path combinations, IPS Robot Optimisation maximises efficiency and avoid collisions – image courtesy of fleXstructures.

Smart robotics technology hits big at Hannover

Harriet Green, general manager of Watson IoT, Customer Engagement and Education for IBM, and Guido Jouret, chief digital officer of ABB.

Digital Transformation

ABB & IBM join forces to drive industrial artificial intelligence

Robotics - The US automotive industry installed 17,500 robots in 2016, with the number of jobs in the sector rising by 260,600 during the same period – image courtesy of IFR.

People & Skills

Education key to reap benefits of robotics

Bionic Robot - The movements of the BionicCobot can be finely regulated to be either powerful and dynamic, or delicate and yielding - image courtesy of Festo.

New bionic robot concepts inspired by nature

Digital Transformation

Omron to release ground-breaking AI-equipped controller

More than 75% say they plan on tying machine-to-people devices , - image courtesy of HSO.

IIoT: get ready for ‘robolution’

The open ecosystem aims to make autonomous driving more accessible to the public, and accelerate the overall pace of innovation – image courtesy of Baidu.

Digital Transformation

Autonomous driving to go open source

Automation - Many tasks that used to cost workers time unnecessarily can now be handled quickly and simply, thanks to digital connectivity - image courtesy of Bosch.

Automation to fast-track manufacturers’ response time

ABB Robotics’ YuMi is designed to be used in close proximity to regular personnel (image courtesy of ABB).

ABB snaps up automation “gem”