Automation

Thanks to automation, every industry and every function will see the nature of employees’ work change considerably over the coming decades.

Automation: Beyond the factory floor

Wood has secured about £1.5m funding for robotics innovation - image courtesy of Wood Group.

UK energy company gets £1.5m award for robotics innovation

Louis Feinstein, Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio manager for mechatronics and IoT solutions, at Solidworks World 2018.

How can SMEs start to automate their shop floor?

CROP - Interconnected Systems Manufacturing Robot Automation Stock Image

The future of automation

The Yorkshire-based business acquired of a 50,000 sqft factory in Hull back in August 2012 – image courtesy of Advanced Plastics.

Advanced Plastics: a cobot case study

Assembling a pair of Nikes requires as many as 40 pieces of material to be stacked and heated to create the upper — the flexible part that sits on top of your foot.

Robotics start-up aims to revolutionise material handling

The Industrial Strategy is setting out a long-term vision for how Britain can build on its economic strengths.- image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Latest stats reveal top 10 most automated countries

The UR5 collaborative robot was reportedly cheaper than buying a new, dedicated welding robot.- image courtesy of Universal Robots.

Cobots: What you need to know

Goodyear presenta las llantas Eagle 360 Urban, impresas en 3D y que se reparan solas

A CSAIL’s project is working to provide context to voice recognition to help robots follow voice commands - image courtesy of MIT.

MIT researchers help robots follow voice commands

The Cyberdyne HAL exoskeleton. Image courtesy of Cyberdyne.

Mechanical exoskeleton approved by US FDA