Automation

Indoor farming or controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) requires a great deal of attention to maintain the health of the plants - image courtesy of Adobe

Agriculture automation company Grownetics wins UoC IT competition

Crestron Electronics is to build its second largest site and will occupy the state-of-the-art Legacy Tower in Texas - image courtesy of Crestron Electronics

Crestron Electronics expands home automation business with new Texas site

Fanuc has announced a new analytics platform with Cisco, Rockwell Automation and Preferred Network - image courtesy of Fanuc.

Fanuc, Rockwell and Cisco combine to optimise CNCs and automation

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and US Navy unveiled its new self-driving ship Sea Hunter during a christening ceremony for the vessel last week - image courtesy of DARPA

DARPA and US Navy unveil autonomous Sea Hunter warship

ABB Robotics’ YuMi is designed to be used in close proximity to regular personnel.

Top 5 automation posts on the AABTLN this month – April 2016

New machinery boosts growth at Northumberland sawmill

The Relvolv Hub devices will no longer function after Nest cut support. Image courtesy of Revolv.

Nest product shutdown shows a key problem for the Internet of Things

This new research reveals that innovation around big data isn’t a London-based phenomenon

The future of technology in manufacturing

Remote control micro-trucks could save millions in fuel

Tim Mead, MD of Innomech (L) with Mathew Sumpton, director of FCS Automation, in front of part of a manufacturing system that the two companies have been working on jointly for a UK-based client.

Automation firms join forces to help medical device manufacturers

A rendering of the Airwheel S9 robot. Image courtesy of Airwheel.

Airwheel to enter robotics business