Drives&Controls https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Which way is AI heading? Vision software simplifies deployment and improves quality control Edge AI agent lets users control equipment with spoken commands Siemens deal makes refurb drives and controls available in Europe The safety question that humanoid robots need to answer AI agent proves code on a sub-$200 controller, before it reaches a plant Danfoss updates drives with new power versions and other upgrades Siemens merges four automation units and makes Brehm president Robotic labelling of Serrano hams is a food-industry first Cyberattackers are using AI to find vulnerable Siemens PLCs, US warns Multiprotocol field-mounting IO-Link master simplifies engineering AI is becoming a key growth driver for machine vision Madison Air buys German fan-maker ebm-papst for $5.4bn Copilot transforms parts into editable CAD models in minutes for $10 Motor meets 2027 US efficiency rules and cuts losses by 20% Rockwell launches remote support service to help resolve issues faster Electric bike has a plastic frame from made from recycled fishing nets Siemens wins $80m US Army contract for drone stator production Rugged industrial SBCs simplify move from prototype to production What has changed for the ‘responsible person’? Is your AHU due for a health check? UK OEMs can’t ignore the new Machinery Regulation ABB and Rolls-Royce to collaborate on small modular nuclear reactors High-speed thermal camera reveals hidden defects on production lines Physical AI automates welding jobs that could not be tackled before UK motor and drive developers secure £47m of government funding Water plant PLC cyberattacks follow US government warnings about Iran One in three UK manufacturers suffered cyber-attacks in past year AI 3D machine vision combines deep learning with height analysis Apple centre will offer free advanced manufacturing training to US SMEs UK developer wins £17m government grant to boost axial-flux motor plans Edge and cloud platform offers secure remote access to machinery UK rare-earth-free and magnet-free motor developer wins £16m funding AEMT Conference ‘First’ 10m-range scanner protects larger areas with higher resolution Wago targets a five-fold rise in UK automation sales to £20m by 2030 US bans imports of advanced robots and inverters on security grounds Industrial Strategy attracts £380bn and supports 155,000 jobs in year 1 Standard will define a new era for industrial robot safety Imager sees through packaging for ’a quantum leap in quality assurance’ Humanoid raises $152m, valuing the two-year-old UK business at $1.35bn Siemens-led UK trio develops robot cell to make life easier for food firms UK-developed agentic AI platform could ‘revolutionise’ productivity ABB buys UK actuator firm Rotork for $5.5bn, funded by Robotics sale Mitsubishi Motors forms partnership to build and use humanoid robots Zones and conduits: how security protects safety  Smart manufacturing produces smart labels efficiently How to stay afloat when disruption hits Drive upgrade keeps Scarborough’s historic cliff lift running Linear-motor delivery system could remove trucks from roads