When machinery meets mindset: how Ideal Stone progressed to success
When Lee Coles and Dougald Prentice met over a decade ago, they knew they had the makings of an ideal partnership.
Robotics adoption matters: combining artificial and natural intelligence
In the last day of our Robotics adoption matters series, Dr Alexander Hadjiivanov discusses the case for AI in human-robot collaboration.
BluGlass announced as supplier to DARPA LUMOS program
ASX-listed semiconductor technology company BluGlass will supply Yale University with laser diodes and laser epitaxial wafers for a United States Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project to develop combined photonic integrated circuits and lasers.
Robotics adoption matters: even niche manufacturing should use robots
In the second-last day of our Robotics adoption matters series, Professor Jonathan Roberts dives into the possibilities for manufacturers with robotic assistance and integration.
Chemist wins PM’s prize for battery, recycling innovations
The founder of two companies, one in plastics recycling and the other in battery storage, has won the $250,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.
Robotics adoption matters: removing danger and cost from green infrastructure maintenance
Our Robotics adoption matters series heads away from the factory floor and outside for this instalment. Researchers Marc Carmichael and Sara Wilkinson discuss their Wallbot project.
Perth robotics company builds two-storey house [VIDEO]
Construction robotics company FBR has announced that it has built its first two-storey house.
Gonski calls for focus on research translation
The federal boost to university research and CSIRO funding “is a good beginning” that must be followed by a new focus on working with industry to translate institutional research “into tangible things”, according to ANZ bank chairman and University of NSW chancellor David Gonski.
Reimagining the laser: new ideas from quantum theory could herald a revolution
By Howard Wiseman, Griffith University Lasers were created 60 years ago this year, when three different laser devices were unveiled by independent laboratories in the United States. A few years later, one of these inventors called the unusual light sources “a solution seeking a problem”. Today, the laser has been applied to countless problems in…
Robotics adoption matters: identifying opportunities for implementing cobots
Collaborative robots represent an increasing share of all industrial robots sold. In this part of @AuManufacturing’s Robotics adoption matters series, Vikram Sachdeva suggests some places to look to see if they could improve your factory’s operations.