UK scientists develop world’s first molecular robot
Posted on 3 Oct 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A team of UK scientists has become the first in the world to build a functional robot able to work at a molecular scale.
Research and Development
Grasping the next generation of robotics
Posted on 28 Sep 2017 by The Manufacturer
The Amazon Picking Challenge, set by global online retailer Amazon, challenged roboticists to create a robot that can pick and stow twelve products from a shelf, into a bag. How to design innovation in to your business
Posted on 26 Sep 2017 by Fred Tongue
In order to become a company focused on innovation you need to have enabling technology. Greg Rowe Ltd let us know how they became an innovator. Derby uni receives £250,000 for data analytics laboratory
Posted on 26 Sep 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Data Visualisation Laboratory (DVL) is to be installed at the University of Derby’s brand-new STEM Centre, addressing the need for a specialist teaching facility for data analytics and supporting the globally recognised research in this area. Australian uni receives $135m to digitalize its Factory of the Future
Posted on 25 Sep 2017 by The Manufacturer
Australia's Swinburne University of Technology has received a record $135m industrial software grant from engineering giant Siemens to help digitalize its Factory of the Future as it moves into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).
£65m project kicks off first-ever UK-US Science & Tech deal
Posted on 20 Sep 2017 by Jonny Williamson
This evening (Wednesday 20 September), a first-of-its-kind UK-US Science and Technology agreement has been agreed, outlining a commitment to collaborate on world-class research and innovation. Eagle Labs: nurturing Britain’s start-up culture
Posted on 14 Sep 2017 by The Manufacturer
Matt Pulzer visits the Barclays Eagle Lab business incubator in Brighton and meets Body Rocket, a high-tech cycling start-up. Thyssenkrupp opens centre for additive manufacturing
Posted on 13 Sep 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Thyssenkrupp has opened TechCenter Additive Manufacturing in Germany, starting to make customised products from metals and plastics in a single digital process. UK’s TyTek debuts next-gen trauma response system
Posted on 12 Sep 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Wolverhampton-based TyTek Industries will unveil its ‘ACT’ system today, an innovation which could save hundreds of lives in the event of a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). Digital transformation to drive growth in STEM industries
Posted on 6 Sep 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Emerging technologies such as Autonomy, IoT, AI, Augmented and Virtual reality, and Cloud Computing are reformatting customer and market expectations, a new study shows.