Qualcomm has announced a new top-end robotics platform featuring 5G connectivity and AI processing for high-compute, low-power robots and drones. The RB5 platform, based on the previous RB3 unit, comprises a set of hardware, software, and development tools for building robots and drones for customers in the consumer, enterprise, industrial, and defence sectors. It comes…
Japanese fire truck manufacturer Morita Group has deployed a Bluetooth-based IoT solution at a 57,000-square metre factory in Osaka, in Japan, to track the location and status of trucks as they are being built. The solution, by Japanese firm Kokusai Kogyo, utilises Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and locators from Finnish outfit Quuppa. These are…
German industrial giant Bosch restated its expectation to capitalise both ways on new industrial connectivity and analytics in the next years as it revealed a 25 percent jump in sales of its own Industry 4.0 solutions, and a new €500 million investment to procure Industry 4.0 solutions for its own manufacturing operations. Bosch said it…
South Korean carrier KT plans to acquire a 10% stake in a robotics unit of compatriot shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Group to enhance its competitiveness in smart factory and robot solutions, Korean news agency Yonhap reported. KT said it will acquire the stake in Hyundai Robotics Co. for a total of KRW 50…
Momentum for NB-IoT and LTE-M will slow in 2020 with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but not enough to knock mid-term projections for the cellular IoT sector. The Swedish telecoms vendor has even revised up its six-monthly market forecast, with cellular IoT to top 5.2 billion connections by 2025 – and NB-IoT and LTE-M to contribute…
Japanese fire truck manufacturer Morita Group has deployed a Bluetooth-based IoT solution at a 57,000-square metre factory in Osaka, in Japan, to track the location and status of trucks as they are being built. The solution, by Japanese firm Kokusai Kogyo, utilises Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and locators from Finnish outfit Quuppa. These are…
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a $150 million contract by Miami-Dade County, Florida to provide an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Under this contract, Siemens Mobility will upgrade 2,900 intersections and traffic corridors with intelligent hardware and software technology. All intersection technology will be connected to an integrated traffic management platform that will perform…
Siemens has acquired Swedish service and software company Vizendo, maker of augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) training solutions for automotive manufacturing. The deal sees it deepen its Industry 4.0 contracts with the likes of BMW, Daimler, and Ford, which it already serves with digital twin solutions. Vizendo has contracts with various car makers,…
U.K.-based telecommunications group Vodafone and compatriot utility SES Water have signed a ten-year deal under which the former will provide NB-IoT technology to detect and prevent water leaks. In a release, SES Water said it will use Vodafone’s technology to create an intelligent water distribution network that aims to cut leakage by 15% over…
New research from Nokia says one third of enterprises in the energy, manufacturing, cities, and transportation sectors are already using 5G to drive industrial performance and digital change. Three in five enterprises will look to mobile operators for direction when planning 5G services, according to the study. Nokia urged, again, operators to grasp the nettle…
