300 million euros for artificial intelligence
The new Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence (BCAI) began its work at the start of the year. The aim of the center is to expand expertise in artificial intelligence.
read more...read more...Drones as flying plant guards
The future of pipeline, plant and overhead line monitoring could lie in flying inspection systems. Siemens has already taken up this topic and is relying on sensor-equipped drones and intelligent 3D image analysis, among other things.
read more...Walter Zulauf new Chairman
Walter Zulauf, Director of Technology at the Güdel Group (pictured center), was elected as the new Chairman at the EUnited Robotics General Assembly in Brussels. He will steer the fortunes of the association for the next three years.
read more...Tech gadgets under the Christmas tree
Christmas time - a time to relax and immerse yourself in technical gadgets. Computer&AUTOMATION has put together some experimental kits and practical books that are also suitable as Christmas presents.
read more...The review in the movie
What were the highlights of the 27th SPS IPC Drives, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November 2016? To what extent did Industry 4.0 become a reality in the 14 exhibition halls? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides answers.
read more...News about controls
What's happening in the field of control systems? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...Final figures for SPS IPC Drives 2016
Industry 4.0 was "tangible"
SPS IPC Drives 2016 is history, with trade fair organizer Mesago praising the "clearly noticeable working atmosphere on the stands". With around 63,300 visitors, the automation trade fair exceeded the level of the comparable year 2014.
read more...Safe - beyond the drive!
From drive-based safety technology, Lenze is now also expanding its focus in the area of safety to machines with central control technology. Michael Niehaus, Technology Manager Functional Safety at Lenze, explains what this means in concrete terms.
read more...A robot as a shopping assistant
Care-O-bot 'Paul' helps Saturn customers
In January 2015, Fraunhofer IPA presented the Care-O-bot 4 service robot as a prototype. Now it can prove itself in practice for the first time: As the robot 'Paul', he has been greeting customers at the Saturn store in Ingolstadt since the end of October 2016 and guiding them to the products they want.
read more...Where does human-robot cooperation stand?
Cooperation or collaboration between humans and robots - HRC for short - is currently a hype topic. But how can it be implemented economically? The first 'Human Robot Forum' in Stuttgart provided answers to this question.
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