
Deloitte to build robot-powered smart factory at Wichita State
Deloitte and Wichita State University are building a new 60,000-square foot (5,500 square metre) smart factory showcase facility on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus, already sponsored by Deloitte, to include a …

Ericsson tests URLLC capabilities for factory automation at Audi’s P-Labs
Ericsson and Audi announced they are currently testing Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) capabilities for factory automation at the car manufacturer’s P-Labs facility in Germany. The two companies highlighted that …

‘Defcon 1’ for supply chain – how to manage coronavirus and implement digital change
The Digital Supply Chain Institute, a US research group focused on the evolution of supply chains in the digital economy, has recommended supply chain companies set up ‘war rooms’ to …

Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
Walmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …

Are conservative industrials coming around to 5G?
Ericsson exec discusses outlook for industrial adoption of 5G LOS ANGELES–Ericsson’s Erik Josefsson, head of advanced industries, is a surfer, he told Enterprise IoT Insights this week during Mobile World …

Bosch proclaims 5G, OPC-UA, and TSN, as Industry 4.0 finally gets ‘practical’
Incoming 5G technologies will be key for higher reliability and lower latency of industrial automation processes, said Bosch Rexrouth, the automation technology unit of German industrial giant Bosch Group, ahead …

Robots, robots, robots… and AI – How BMW is automating its supply chain functions
Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘1.8k suppliers, 31m parts, 10k vehicles – How BMW is making sense of its supply chain’. Click here to go …

Ericsson launches AI-based managed services for telcos
The new offering uses AI and automation to address telecom operators’ complexity challenges Ericsson has launched a new artificial intelligence-based managed services offering for communications service providers. The …

The top five countries for industrial robotics by sales and density
Almost three quarters (73 per cent) of the total sales of industrial robots go to just five markets. Their identity (see below) is hardly surprising; they are the world’s leading …

Hong Kong launches automated warehouse service
The new facility features autonomous mobile robot technology, smart warehousing system and facial recognition Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and RV Automation have launched what …