Samsung SmartThings puts smart home hubs right where you need them—built into the devices you already own. Not long ago, setting up a smart home meant buying a separate hub, plugging it in, and hoping it would work with all your devices. Hubs were the essential link, helping smart lights, locks, thermostats, and more to … Read more
An unexpected heat wave is hitting your area. Most people react with last-minute grocery runs or by cranking up the A/C and grumbling about what it will do to their next bill. But if you work in the utility industry, you know this affects you differently. It means usage is spiking across the grid. Smart … Read more
The AAMAS 2025 best paper and demo awards were presented at the 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, which took place from 19-23 May 2025 in Detroit. The Distinguished Dissertation Award was also recently announced. The winners in the various categories are as follows: Best Paper Award Winner Soft Condorcet Optimization for … Read more
Two cobots using autonomous evaluation rollouts from finetuned LBMs to perform long-horizon behaviors, like installing a bike rotor. | Source: Toyota Research Institute Toyota Research Institute (TRI) this week released the results of its study on Large Behavior Models (LBMs) that can be used to train general-purpose robots. The study showed a single LBM can … Read more
Does renting a palletiser make business sense? Renting isn’t just a financial decision—it’s a strategic one. Below, we break down the key reasons why more manufacturers are turning to palletiser rental to meet production goals, improve labour efficiency, and stay ahead of the curve. 1. Avoid Capital Expenditure & Preserve Cash Flow Purchasing automation equipment … Read more
June 18, 2025 -AutomationDirect has added WAGO lean managed industrial Ethernet switches that provide a cost-effective managed network solution. These switches integrate principles of lean manufacturing into their design and functionality, offering advantages such as waste reduction, improved efficiency, and more. Their web-based interface and easy-to-use diagnostic tools reduce configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting time, and … Read more
Smart and Simple Features Available on iOS and Android You walk into the living room, and it’s total chaos—pillows and cushions everywhere, your partner on the floor searching under the couch. They look up. “Have you seen the remote?” “Have you checked your pockets?” you ask. They stand up, pat themselves down, and sigh, “Not … Read more
A cross-functional team of researchers has spent months developing a next-generation machine learning (ML) model designed to predict how a new compound behaves across multiple biological targets. It’s the kind of computational power that can accelerate drug discovery by weeks or months and bring life-saving therapies to market faster. Despite an optimized IT infrastructure and … Read more
Imagine a fabrication shop where machines talk to each other, adjust operations in real time, and deliver parts with minimal human intervention. That’s not a sci-fi scene – it’s the emerging reality of the autonomous fab shop. Across the manufacturing landscape, automation is not just an upgrade – it’s a redefinition of how things are … Read more
Nimble has developed AI robots to pick, pack, and handle items in warehouses. Source: Nimble A developer of robots for logistics is moving to the cloud, said PTC Inc. this week. Nimble is replacing its legacy computer-aided design (CAD), product data management (PDM), product lifecycle management (PLM), and quality management system (QMS) tools with PTC’s … Read more
