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Toyota to invest in Albert for automated driving development

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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Albert Inc. have agreed on a business alliance for big data analysis, mainly in the field of advanced development of automated driving technology, and that Toyota will invest in Albert.

The investment in Albert is expected to be around 400 million yen, with Toyota acquiring new shares in Albert issued through a third-party allocation of shares dated May 30, 2018.

To promote the development of automated driving technologies, Toyota has been bolstering its organisation by establishing the advanced research company, Toyota Research Institute (TRI), in the United States in January 2016 and the advanced development company, Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), in Tokyo, while also advancing its technology development centred on AI.

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Janome releases new robot arm series

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Janome Industrial Equipment  has announced the release of a new robot arm, the Servo Scara JS3 series. The rigid robot arm is useful for a wide range of tasks, from transporting small parts to assembly operations.

The arm features high speed movement, up to 8,300mm/sec with a short standard cycle time of 0.29 sec and the teaching software is claimed to make both equipment setup and fine tuning during operation easy.

Internal wiring and air tubing minimises interference from peripheral devices and cables with the area behind the robot is accessible, eliminating extra movement and increasing robot installation flexibility.

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Dental implant business takes off using 3D printing

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Italian start-up Yndetech has added its 700th customer in just two years, producing high quality dental implants and other dental devices using four 3D Systems ProX DMP 100 3D metal printers.

Yndetech, which was founded in 2016, acquired its first ProX DMP 100 shortly after it opened its doors in June of that year.

“My partner, Francesco Grande, and I realised that the quality of the pieces we were seeing from the DMP 100 was absolutely outstanding. We shared these results with the dental technicians in the area and the feedback was very positive,” said Emidio Cennerilli, president and CEO, Yndetech.

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Infineon establishes development center for automotive electronics and AI in Dresden

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Infineon is setting up a new Development Center at its Dresden location, creating around 100 additional new jobs in the first phase and employing a total of around 250 people in the medium term.

One focus of it will be to develop new products and solutions for automotive and power electronics, as well as artificial intelligence. It is scheduled to be launched in the course of the 2018 calendar year.

In Dresden, the Infineon Group already has one of its largest and most cutting-edge locations for developing wafer technologies and manufacturing processes, as well as a highly automated production plant.

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NXP and AliOS partner on smart cockpits

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Automotive semiconductor supplier NXP Semiconductors and AliOS, the operating system for Internet of Things solutions developed by Alibaba Group, have entered into a partnership to further drive the development of smart cars in China.

The partnership aims to install the AliOS system and NXP’s automotive infotainment solution in millions of vehicles in China by 2020.

The collaboration will help build a next-generation smart cockpit enhanced by multi-screen display, artificial-intelligence-driven interaction and secure Over-the-Air updates.

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Kawasaki duAro: Behind the scenes of collaborative robot development

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, or Kawasaki, has developed a large number of industrial robots since the launch of its first domestically manufactured industrial robot, the Kawasaki Unimate 2000, in 1969.

It released the dual-arm SCARA robot “duAro”, in June 2015. duAro is the result of the pursuit of the ultimate user-/human-friendly robot.

Shogo Hasegawa from Kawasaki was involved in the project from its conception and took part in its development.

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Festo invests in artificial intelligence

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Festo has bought IT enterprise company Resolto Informatik GmbH, which offers solutions including high-performance artificial intelligence for real-time applications in industrial companies.

Resolto solutions allow data to be interpreted in the field, and in close proximity to machines. This makes it possible to save energy, shorten cycle times, decrease the number of machine failures and minimise production scrap rates.

“We’ve been able to gain a leading company in the field of artificial intelligence for industry applications with Resolto”, said Dr Frank Melzer, Member of the Management Board Product and Technology Management at Festo.

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Thyssenkrupp opens ‘world’s biggest virtual warehouse’

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Thyssenkrupp Materials Services is digitising its entire range of more than 150,000 products and services and consolidating it in the world’s biggest virtual warehouse.

With more than 3.5 million square meters of storage space at 271 operating sites around the world, Materials Services offers round-the-clock access to through its new ‘omnichannel’ structure, enabled by a powerful, self-developed artificial intelligence solution.

“By digitally connecting our global inventories we can offer our customers the widest possible selection of our various materials and services and optimum availability 24/7,” said Hans-Josef Hoss, from the Board of Thyssenkrupp Materials Services.

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DJI unveils new professional camera tools

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DJI, a leader in creative camera technology, has introduced new cinema grade tools, DJI Master Wheels and DJI Force Pro, that offer professional gimbal control solutions for every type of filmmaker and scenario.

Built to deliver precise gimbal movements, these new products offer filmmakers reliable tools that help capture complex shots with ease while adding a cinematic quality to any scene.

Master Wheels and Force Pro control DJI’s Ronin 2 and Ronin-S gimbals, expanding the creative possibilities for cinematographers of varying experience levels.

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Comau partners with Nordica Sterling

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Comau has a new system integrator partner in Florida, USA, Nordica Sterling. Nordica Sterling specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of full turnkey robotic and industrial automation solutions.

As an international partner in robotic automation, Nordica Sterling Robotics and Automation provides solutions that are designed to ensure optimum performance and cost effectiveness through increased efficiency and productivity.

James Lakin, Comau Robotics NAFTA Partner Manager says, “Nordica Sterling offers a wide range of impressive solutions that span across all industries. This is an asset we value in a system integrator partner and we look forward to expanding our automation horizon as a team.”

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