Industry News
Schneider Electric backs Energy Transitions Initiative
Schneider Electric calls on all Australian companies to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050. [ + ]
BionicSwift as agile as a real bird
Robotic birds can swarm and coordinate their flight in an enclosed space. [ + ]
New engineering virtual training alliance launched
WF Media and the Engineering Institute of Technology have formed an alliance to deliver a series of online courses aimed at engineering professionals. [ + ]
UR launches virtual cobot expo and conference
Virtual trade shows, exhibitions and conferences mean that we can experience them without travelling: just as long as we don't mind keeping strange hours. [ + ]
World's largest car plant goes electric
Volkswagen's plant in Zwickau has officially produced its last internal combustion vehicle. [ + ]
Seeq chosen as finalist for MS Energy Partner of the Year
The award recognises a partner organisation that excels at providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on Microsoft technologies to energy companies. [ + ]
Fully autonomous mine drilling edges closer
Wolff Mining has expanded its range of semi-autonomous equipment, with plans to implement fully autonomous drills in the near future. [ + ]
Phoenix Contact and partners develop industrial 5G router
Phoenix Contact, Quectel and Ericsson have jointly developed a router for use in private industrial 5G networks. [ + ]
ABB adds Accenture as digital development partner
The companies are deepening their longstanding relationship to create smart and connected solutions. [ + ]
MathWorks and NVIDIA to offer deep learning AI course
MathWorks has announced that a comprehensive 'Deep Learning with MATLAB' course is now available, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute. [ + ]
DC motors from maxon to fly on Mars
maxon DC motors are heading to Mars on board NASA's Perseverance rover and also an attached drone helicopter. [ + ]
Drones learn acrobatics by themselves
Researchers from NCCR Robotics at the University of Zurich and Intel developed an algorithm that pushes autonomous drones to their physical limit. [ + ]
Cost-effective ways to minimise supply chain risk: research
One of the questions that arise from the current situation is what lessons can companies learn about how to protect themselves against a crisis in the future. [ + ]
BP to sell its petrochemicals business to INEOS
The sale of the company's global petrochemicals to UK chemical company INEOS will include 16 plants worldwide, for a total consideration of US$5 billion. [ + ]
Cloud computing to be great enabler of mobile robotics: report
Robot-related services powered by cloud computing are predicted to reach US$157.8 billion in annual revenue by 2030. [ + ]
