Omron develops ‘first’ machine controller with real-time AI
25 April 2017 At the Hannover Fair in Germany, the Japanese automation supplier Omron has announced what it claims is the first machine controller to be equipped with… Read More
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‘First smart steel facility’ learns like a driverless car
30 March 2017 Two new US companies, aiming to disrupt established industries, are using artificial intelligence to optimise operations at a recently completed $1.3bn scrap-metal recycling and steel… Read More
Mobile robots use AI to deliver materials, avoiding obstacles
11 October 2016 Omron Adept Technologies has developed a free-roaming mobile robot with on-board artificial intelligence (AI) that allows it to transport materials weighing up to 130kg to… Read More
AI collaboration will let robots think for themselves
7 October 2016 The Japanese robot-maker Fanuc has teamed up with the computer technology specialist Nvidia to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to robotics to boost productivity and to… Read More
Rockwell, Fanuc and Cisco use AI to optimise production
19 April 2016 Fanuc, Rockwell Automation and Cisco are collaborating with a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up called Preferred Networks (PFN) to develop a technology that will link… Read More
High-speed vision system has two USB 3.0 ports
30 September 2014 National Instruments has announced a compact, high-speed vision system with two high-bandwidth USB 3.0 ports, making it compatible with low-cost USB3 Vision cameras. The NI… Read More
