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A Baidu self-driving car. Image courtesy of Baidu.

Baidu announces autonomous car partnership

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

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Universities urged to do more to commercialise innovation

Kobe Steel products were reportedly found to be falsely labelled. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Leadership

Kobe Steel embroiled in deepening quality scandal

An artist's impression of the electric passenger plane. Image courtesy of Zunum Aero.

Innovation

Boeing-backed aims for electric commuter plane by 2022

Hack & Pitch - Smart Factory Expo - Innovation Alley will be sponsored by Innovate UK, and located at the intersection of Smart Factory Expo’s four zones.

Digital Transformation

Hack & Pitch comes to Smart Factory Expo

Headphone manufacturer beyerdynamic was founded 1924 in Berlin - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Automation

Headphone manufacturer doubles output through robots

Ford is increasing its range of electric vehicles. Image courtesy of Ford.

Ford plans to move away from traditional cars

The facility will also be used to experiment with new technologies including graphene, 3D printing - image courtesy of Surface Generation

Digital Transformation

Advanced component manufacturing centre opens in UK

Employment levels within the manufacturing sector will increase by 0.8% between now and 2021 as a result of the increased utilisation of 4IR technology - image courtesy of irwinmitchell

Digital Transformation

‘4IR won’t have negative impact on employment levels’

An artist's impression of the robot manipulating a molecule. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester.

UK scientists develop world’s first molecular robot