Japanese scientists demonstrate ‘drone bee’ prototype
Posted on 20 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A group of Japanese researchers have successfully demonstrated that a small 'drone bee' can be used to artificially pollinate flowers.
Aerospace
An industrial IoT wake-up call
Posted on 17 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Autodesk and Taxal recently conducted an in-depth research study into how the Internet of Things is set to transform manufacturing over the coming years. Jonny Williamson catches up with Taxal’s Allan Behrens to go through the findings and the wider implications. Dubai plans to introduce Ehang-184 drone taxi in July
Posted on 15 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates plans to be the first in the world to have an operational drone taxi system.
What technologies power Connected Manufacturing?
Posted on 15 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) requires UK companies to connect their manufacturing operations with technology, in order to deliver more agile, responsive and customer-focused outcomes. But what are the specific technologies that British industrialists need to embrace? Embracing digital transformation
Posted on 14 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Jonny Williamson rounds up the insights from an exclusive digital transformation event hosted by Microsoft at Altitude London. Atos & The Manufacturer: Transforming Manufacturing, Embracing Digital
Posted on 9 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer
In October 2016, Atos and The Manufacturer hosted the second annual co-branded “Transforming Manufacturing, Embracing Digital” roundtable event. Japanese space junk cleanup experiment fails
Posted on 7 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A Japanese attempt to test a technology which could be used to clean up space junk has failed due to a technical fault.
Amazon to build new air cargo hub
Posted on 5 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US e-commerce and web services company Amazon has announced plans this week to build a new hub for aerial cargo deliveries.
Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 published
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
This year's in-depth Annual Manufacturing Report assesses the state of UK manufacturing, looking at everything from skills through to finance, IT and the new technologies of Industry 4.0. The Manufacturer: best blogs of 2016
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Manufacturer received a lot of insightful and thought-provoking contributions during 2016. Here’s 12 of the most shared and popular.