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Tomahawk Robotics raises $2.4 million in seed funding

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Startup company Tomahawk Robotics, which aims to bring “advanced robotic control systems to enterprise markets”, has raised a $2.4 million seed round investment from leading venture capital firms and angel investors.

Participating in the oversubscribed round are: Mosley Venture Partners, which led the round, Naples Technology Ventures, Scout Ventures and Stout Street Capital.

This initial investment round will be used to further evolve Tomahawk Robotics’ Kinesis platform and expand the product development and engineering teams to address immediate deliverables for key customers.  [Read more…] about Tomahawk Robotics raises $2.4 million in seed funding

Industrial IoT startup MachineMetrics raises $11.3 million in funding

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Industrial IoT startup MachineMetrics has raised $11.3 million in Series A funding. The company says the funding will enable it to “continue leading the endeavor to bring analytics to manufacturing”.

In a circular, the company says: “We intend to use every penny to give our customers a world-class experience through faster growth, focused innovation, quick product updates, custom features, improved service – and that’s just the start.”

Most importantly, adds the company, the funding has provided it with the opportunity to “preserve the secret sauce that has made MachineMetrics who we are today”.  [Read more…] about Industrial IoT startup MachineMetrics raises $11.3 million in funding

Infineon ships ‘world’s first industrial-grade eSIM in miniaturized package’

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Infineon has started shipping what it says is “the world’s first industrial-grade embedded SIM in a miniaturized package”.

Infineon’s new chip is than 3mm x 3mm and is designed for a wide range of applications.

Machine-to-machine communication in the internet of things requires reliable data collection and uninterrupted data transmission.  [Read more…] about Infineon ships ‘world’s first industrial-grade eSIM in miniaturized package’

Amazon Web Services launches AWS RoboMaker

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Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company has announced the availability of AWS RoboMaker, a new service that makes it easy for developers to develop, test, and deploy robotics applications, as well as build intelligent robotics functions using cloud services.

AWS RoboMaker extends the most widely used open source robotics software framework, Robot Operating System (ROS), with connectivity to AWS services including machine learning, monitoring, and analytics services to enable a robot to stream data, navigate, communicate, comprehend, and learn.

AWS RoboMaker provides an AWS Cloud9-based robotics integrated development environment for application development, robotics simulation to accelerate application testing, and fleet management for remote application deployment, update, and management.

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WinSystems launches ultra-small single board computer

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Embedded computer firm WinSystems has launched its tiniest-yet industrial SBC based on the Intel® Atom™ E3800 processor family.

The  ITX-F-3800 measures  3.31 inches by 2.17 inches (84 mm by 55 mm), but incorporates what it claims is an extraordinary amount of embedded computing performance and versatility.

Leveraging the compact size of the Femto-ITX form factor, this single board computer includes Ethernet, USB channels, a serial port, video and more to support design needs.

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STMicroelectronics launches advanced image sensors for automotive safety systems

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Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has unveiled two new automotive global shutter image sensors, the VG5661 and VG5761, featured for driver monitoring.

Both were demonstrated with automotive software innovator Jungo’s driver-monitoring solution CoDriver, at the recent AutoSens Imaging conference and at Electronica 2018.

These advanced image sensors enhance monitoring of vehicle occupants by capturing the scene as illuminated from the camera, eliminating unpredictable external effects such as sunlight or street lighting.  [Read more…] about STMicroelectronics launches advanced image sensors for automotive safety systems

H20.ai to expand its driverless AI system in partnership with Tech Mahindra

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H2O.ai, an open source developer of artificial intelligence systems, says its inaugural global systems integrator partner, Tech Mahindra, will expand H2O.ai’s global reach.

Across industries and around the world, customers are undergoing an AI transformation that is changing the way businesses operate, compete and delight customers.

Along with H2O.ai, Tech Mahindra is able to reach more customers and solve their unique challenges with the automatic machine learning platform, H2O Driverless AI.  [Read more…] about H20.ai to expand its driverless AI system in partnership with Tech Mahindra

Siemens showcases sector-specific solutions and future technologies for Industry 4.0

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Siemens presented a range of sector-specific solutions and future technologies to enable the digital transformation of today’s discrete and process industries at the recent SPS IPC Drives event.

The central focus was on new products, solutions and services from the company’s Digital Enterprise portfolio designed to enable the merger between the physical and digital worlds to boost the flexibility, efficiency, quality, security and speed of their operations. To

get to grips with the rising complexity of production processes and leverage the many associated benefits, Siemens is continuously expanding and strengthening its portfolio with the integration of groundbreaking future technologies, from artificial intelligence to edge computing.  [Read more…] about Siemens showcases sector-specific solutions and future technologies for Industry 4.0

Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales drop to $15.8 billion in third quarter of 2018

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Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment fell to $15.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, according to new data from SEMI.

SEMI is the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain.

In its latest report, the organization found that third quarter 2018 worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings dropped 5 percent from the previous quarter to $15.8 billion, but are 11 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago.  [Read more…] about Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales drop to $15.8 billion in third quarter of 2018

Webcast: Artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector

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In this interview, Humera Malik, founder and CEO of Canvass Analytics, provides an insight into her company.

Canvass Analytics is a startup backed by Google Ventures, among others. A data analytics company, it specialises in helping large manufacturers apply artificial intelligence to their operations.

Malik provides an overview of the industrial market from her point of view, as well as insights into the adoption rate of this new way of streamlining processes to make them more efficient and productive.  [Read more…] about Webcast: Artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector