Automation

The Welwalk WW-1000 is a medical robotic system developed by Toyota. Image courtesy of Toyota.

Toyota produces robotic leg brace

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Digital Transformation

Predictive maintenance to be worth $4.9bn by 2021

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

ABB snaps up automation “gem”

Smart Factories - image courtesy of University of Warwick WMG.

Robots don’t steal jobs, they create them

A coal mine in Wyoming in the US. Image courtesy of Flickr - Beyond Coal and Gas

Trump moves to revive coal industry

The design principles a company learns from additive manufacturing jigs and fixture products then become part of its business toolkit - image courtesy of Materialise.

Additive manufacturing on the mind

The opportunities from digital manufacturing technologies are limitless - image courtesy of The Manufacturing Technology Centre.

People & Skills

Employee engagement and Industry 4.0

A 3D Systems Figure 4 manufacturing platform. Image courtesy of 3D Systems

3D Systems develops 3D printer for manufacturers

The Flippy robot is designed to automate flipping fast-food burgers. Image courtesy of Miso Robotics.

New kitchen robot Flippy set to transform fast food

Intel will make use of Mobileye's autonomous vehicle technology. Image courtesy of Intel.

Intel to buy autonomous car tech company Mobileye

Ocado is testing robotic hands in a simulated warehouse. Image courtesy of Ocado Technologies.

Online supermarket Ocado tests robotic hand