Tag: automation
Apple is scaling back targets for self-driving cars
Apple logo in car mirror Apple is putting its self-driving car goals back a bit. (Photo: dpa) According to a media report, Apple is reducing its goals in the development…
San Francisco allows the use of deadly robots
san francisco Violent crimes in San Francisco soar — and the city authorizes police use of deadly robots in response. No other US city has a comparable regulation. In the…
How Rogue Space wants to clean up Earth orbit
new York Old satellites, burned-out rocket stages, the smallest pieces of scrap: more and more space debris is circling our planet. The US Department of Defense is tracking over 27,000…
ABB opens state-of-the-art robot factory in China
ABB factory near Shanghai With the new, fully automated factory, the group has tripled its capacities. (Photo: ABB) Munich With one of the most modern robot factories in the world,…
Japan’s care industry is hoping for relief from robots – now AI is helping
Automated care The Transformer Bed was one of Panasonic’s first robotic caregivers. It could transform into a wheelchair but was never brought to market. (Photo: Martin Koelling) Tokyo Robots are…
Automated driving will enhance local transport
The fight against climate change is the central task of our time. Therefore we have to ask ourselves: how can we achieve the same level of mobility or more with…
Siemens achieves record operating profit – share increases
Munich Despite the global upheaval, Siemens achieved a record operating profit of more than ten billion euros for the first time in the past fiscal year. CEO Roland Busch said…
Siemens achieves record operating profit and remains optimistic
Munich Despite the global upheaval, Siemens achieved a record operating profit of more than ten billion euros for the first time in the past fiscal year. CEO Roland Busch said…
Siemens achieves record operating profit and remains optimistic
Siemens CEO Roland Busch The CEO is making progress in converting the traditional group into an IT company. (Photo: Lennart Preiss/Siemens AG) Munich Despite the global upheaval, Siemens achieved a…
Dowel specialist Fischer wants to modernize the construction site
Fischer Baubot The robot is intended to support construction workers in their work in the future. (Photo: PR) tumlingen With robots, intelligent dowels and integrated planning software, Fischer wants to…
With simple software against the shortage of skilled workers
SAP headquarters in Walldorf The software group is planning a kit that will make programming in IT easier. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Despite the economic crisis, despite the layoffs at large…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
Ukraine is the testing ground for future warfare
The fact that drones are playing an increasingly important role in warfare in Ukraine was shown not least by the Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. However, the assessment that the…
Robots cook at the Yaya restaurant chain
Bowl restaurant Yaya in Munster At Yaya, everything is digitized: from ordering at the terminal, cashless payment to cooking the dishes. (Photo: Yaya ) Dusseldorf There are no cooks in…
Start-up Software Defined Automation finds new financiers
Digitized factory SDA has developed a platform between the factory and the cloud, to which machines and applications from established providers can dock. (Photo: Software Defined Automation) Munich The industrial…
These are the best robo advisors
Robo Advisor With digital asset managers, an IT system gives customers recommendations. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Dusseldorf The principle behind the digital asset managers is similar to that of classic investments…
These are the best robo advisors
Robo Advisor With digital asset managers, an IT system gives customers recommendations. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Dusseldorf The principle behind the digital asset managers is similar to that of classic investments…
Siemens should remain suspicious in China
Siemens logo China is an attractive growth market for the world market leader in industrial software and automation technology. (Photo: dpa) The China dilemma of German corporations is well illustrated…
Volkswagen and Ford are giving up robot car maker Argo AI
Berlin, Albuquerque The Volkswagen Group and the US car manufacturer Ford are abandoning a joint project for autonomous driving. Both companies are stopping financial support for the software developer Argo…