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Nvidia tackles the industrial metaverse with Omniverse Cloud

Omniverse goes IaaS with new managed services and a global delivery network Nvidia’s been pushing its metaverse concept, the Omniverse, as everything from a digital twin simulation system to a collaborative 3D playground for designers and researchers, an AI training and proving ground to make...

Nvidia, Siemens chart the future of the industrial metaverse

Combining Nvidia’s Omniverse and Siemens’ Xcelerator enables 'full-fidelity digital twins' Nvidia and Siemens have announced a collaboration that the two businesses promise will transform the manufacturing industry. The collaboration pairs Nvidia’s Omniverse and Siemens’ newly announced Xcelerator platforms together to “bring industrial automation to a...

Nvidia’s AI-driven future now on display

Nvidia sees itself as a full-stack purveyor of platforms, solutions and technology built around AI. Will developers bite?

5G and Wi-Fi will coexist – as ‘gory detail’ of the tech fades (Federated Wireless on 2022)

When you’re launching a new technology, it’s easy to develop a rooting interest. It’s only human – you devote your passion and energy to this new innovation, and you want people to know it’s better than the alternatives. Meanwhile, people working on alternatives argue...

Industrial IoT is the answer to good and green business, says everyone – says ABB

Industrial IoT is the tech answer to the business challenge of environmental sustainability. Everyone says so; everyone knows so. And yet only a third of enterprises are putting their money where their mouths are, and investing in industrial IoT. That is the message, effectively,...

Dull, dirty, dangerous – no more! The year manufacturing gets smart (Ericsson on 2022)

Manufacturing facilities have seen a rapid shift in recent years as production moves beyond traditional methods of output to production enabled by the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT). Full automation is approaching as manufacturers aim for agile and flexible production processes that...

5G manufacturing use case spotlight: Industrial automation

Industrial automation uses control systems to manage repetitive tasks, often with IoT sensors, AI vision cameras and autonomous robots

Top 5 5G manufacturing use cases

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.  There is no doubt that the emergence of 5G technology will have a great impact  in the way Industry 4.0 manufacturers, or “smart factories,” produce and distribute goods. The key...

Hyundai buys robot maker Boston Dynamics from Softbank for $1.1 bn

Hyundai Motor Group has agreed a $1.1 billion deal with Softbank to acquire an 80 percent stake in US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics. Japan-based telecoms group Softbank will retain a 20 percent stake in the firm, and contribute alongside as Hyundai looks to bring...

Report: A winning combo for enterprise and industrial automation

5G network slicing, edge computing and cloud robotics will enable growth of enterprise and industrial automation A new report from analyst firm Mind Commerce revealed that the key to substantial growth for enterprise and industrial automation is a combination of 5G network slicing, edge computing...

Nokia targets industrial automation startups via innovation challenge

Finnish vendor Nokia announced the launch of its Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), through which the company aims to attract technology startups with innovative and disruptive solutions for the industrial automation segment. Nokia said that the winners of this global competition will be provided with...

Ericsson, Telia, Volvo test 5G network for industrial use

  The partners will operate a 5G network at Volvo CE’s research facility in Sweden Ericsson, Volvo Construction Equipment and Telia said they are already operating what they claim is Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use. Operated with a test license, the 5G network is comprised...

Three use cases only workable with URLLC-flavoured 5G

Further to last week’s sub-polemic on the wrongheaded marketing of 5G services, it is worth considering, again, just how transformational the next generation of mobile technology could be – and why the hype is building so feverishly in the first place. Of course, the only...

Manufacturers want 5G for factory automation, but there’s a gap in standards

Ultra reliability and low latency of 5G a major enabler of factory automation, robotics and other industrial use cases With the right technological stack in place, manufacturers could eventually operate what's called a "lights-out" facility wherein factory automation solutions--think smart, connected robots--could supplant the need...

Verizon EVP discusses the strategy of strategy

Chief Strategy Officer Rima Qureshi on innovation, disruption In a wide-ranging podcast focused on the conceptual approach to corporate strategy and role of women in technology, Verizon Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Rima Qureshi laid out her approach to working with internal stakeholders...

Rockwell Automation invests in smart manufacturing AI, analytics

New product and investment speak to value of IoT for the smart manufacturing sector Rockwell Automation is a major player in helping customers realize digital transformation and adopt IoT tools to create smart manufacturing operations that reduce downtime as a function of analytics, machine learning...

Case study: Amazon embraces shipping automation, robotics

Amazon’s automated shipment centers are large-scale examples of the cyber physical systems driving toward Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. The leading online marketplace’s “fulfillment centers” already rely on more than 15,000 robots to pick out merchandise for orders. The company also utilizes one...

Case study: Amazon embraces shipping automation, robotics

Amazon’s automated shipment centers are large scale examples of the cyber physical systems driving toward Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. The leading online marketplace’s “fulfillment centers” already rely on more than 15,000 robots to pick out merchandise for orders. The company also utilizes...