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Alphabet Inc. (Google) to sell off Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics produced a number of robotic systems. Image courtesy of Boston Dynamics.

Posted on 23 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

Tech conglomerate Alphabet Inc. (formerly Google) is reportedly looking to sell off robotics company Boston Dynamics.

Electric double decker buses to hit the streets of London next month

The all-electric version of the iconic double decker London red bus crosses Westminster bridge as a part of the vehicle's lauch event - image courtesy of BYD

Posted on 22 Mar 2016 by Aiden Burgess

London’s iconic red double decker buses will be changed forever with the introduction of the world’s first fleet of all-electric double decker buses.

HMI: more than just the machine’s face

Watching me, watching you! With Omron’s new NA-series HMI, operators and their machines will soon have a closer working relationship - image courtesy of Omron.

Posted on 18 Mar 2016 by The Manufacturer

Traditionally, presentation and input of data and visualisation of a machine or process are likely to have been the prime reason for specifying the human machine interface (HMI) as part of a machine control system.

Siemens drives industrial transformation through €1bn investment

Under the motto Ingenuity for life – Driving the Digital Enterprise, Siemens will be exhibiting at Hannover Messe from April 25 to 29 2016.

Posted on 16 Mar 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Siemens has announced that it expects to hire at least 25,000 new employees worldwide each year as part of a €1bn investment into research and development.