Research and Development

The Rolkaz Hemp Series Skateboards come in two designs, Drifter and Mala and will be available via Kickstarter - image courtesy of Rolka.

Innovation

Rolkaz Hemp Skateboard needs a kick start to get up and rolling

Hannover Messe -Digitisation - Collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ are about to fundamentally transform the way humans work in factories - image courtesy of Deutsche-Messe.presse@messe.de

Smart Factory

Hannover Messe: making the benefits of digitisation tangible

The Tokamak ST40 fusion reactor, which has been switched on and taken the UK one step further towards generating electricity from the power of the stars - image courtesy of Tokamak Energy.

Innovation

UK takes giant leap forward in fusion power thanks to Tokamak reactor

Tianzhou-1 sucessfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space lab. Image courtesy of China Manned Space

Innovation

China advances space program with Tianzhou mission

Harriet Green, general manager of Watson IoT, Customer Engagement and Education for IBM, and Guido Jouret, chief digital officer of ABB.

Digital Transformation

ABB & IBM join forces to drive industrial artificial intelligence

AI
IoT

Autonomous Vehicle - The Pod Zero is being showcased for the first time - image courtesy of RDM - Autonomous Vehicles

Innovation

UK innovation to drive autonomous vehicles in the US

Additive Manufacturing - Inspecting the form of a part during build

Innovation

Setting sail for a new era of additive manufacturing

Bionic Robot - The movements of the BionicCobot can be finely regulated to be either powerful and dynamic, or delicate and yielding - image courtesy of Festo.

Robotics & Automation

New bionic robot concepts inspired by nature

Braille Printer - b.my.jet uses tactile printing technology, instead of traditional embossing, in a controlled and precise manner – image courtesy of KWSP.

Innovation

UK helps develop radically new digital Braille printer

The open ecosystem aims to make autonomous driving more accessible to the public, and accelerate the overall pace of innovation – image courtesy of Baidu.

Digital Transformation

Autonomous driving to go open source

Over the next five years, the UK Tyre Pressure Monitoring System market (TPMS) is set to double, rising from £28m to £56m.

Industrial Data

Intelligent Tyres reduce carbon emissions, improve safety