Automation

The latest autonomous drive Nissan Leaf test vehicle being readied for continued city testing outside the automaker’s research center in Silicon Valley - image courtesy of Nissan.

Obama proposes $4bn for driverless car development

An artists impression of artificial intelligence and robotics - image courtesy of DFC

Elon Musk leads tech giants with $1bn AI research plan

The Nissan Titian XD made its world debut this week at the North American International Auto Show 2016 - image courtesy of Nissan

Nissan Titan Warrior concept and Nissan IDS featured at NAIAS 2016

The first UK Ford Mustang customer deliveries are expected from November.

Ford on the road to a record 2015 pre-tax profit

The BMW i8 concept car on display at CES 2016 with Klaus Frohlich, a member of the Board of Management of BMW AG presenting - image courtesy of BMW.

BMW reveals mirror-less i8 concept car at CES 2016

A telepresence robot monitors an office environment. Image courtesy of Double Robotics

Telepresence robots set to transform workplaces

Electronics manufacturing at the Scharnhausen Technology Plant employs different testing methods to ensure superior quality.

Festo: automation for the future

As Veit phrased it, Industry 4.0 will “change work”, opposed to “killing work”, noting that jobs are likely to be safeguarded with employee skill-levels being raised.

Festo: Industry 4.0 and automation

Robot Hand Shaking Human Hand

Robot casino dealers could produce a jackpot for Hong Kong gaming company

Teams will compete to map the ocean floor for the new X Prize. Image courtesy of X Prize.

Sea floor exploration X Prize announced

Automation - FANUC Industrial Robot Range

FANUC doubles industrial robot production