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Smart Building unveils its future head office and launches a new generation of buildings that fulfil the needs of a post-COVID and post-carbon world

Written on {{ “2021-03-12T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-03-12T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} With its new head office based in Toulouse, GA Smart Building takes another step towards carbon-free real estate and addresses the challenges of new ways of working.   Located near Halle de La Machine, in the centre of the […]

How Volkswagen’s Sins Fueled Its Redemption

Christian Strenger, a vocal Volkswagen critic and a former member of the commission that wrote Germany’s corporate governance code, sees little chance the company’s overseers will expose themselves to more scrutiny. The supervisory board has only one member out of 20 who is not a representative of the three main shareholders or Volkswagen employees. “Nothing […]

Best Samsung phone in 2021

Samsung continues to battle Huawei and Apple for the crown of best-selling smartphone, and to help sales, we find the company releasing more mid-range phones that are extremely capable while also offering innovative folding devices.  Samsung’s latest foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, is a stunning feat of engineering and served as my daily driver […]

Cybathlon: A Success for the Maxon Teams

The CYBATHLON 2020 Global Edition is history. Due to the Covid-​19 pandemic, the teams had to compete in different time zones and locations. And out of the 50 teams participating, one in four teams were using maxon products. Cybathlon: A Success for the Maxon Teams Article from | maxon group The second edition of the […]

The Smart Home Market Continues to Lack a ‘Killer App’

Smart speakers will likely continue to be a popular holiday gift, but smart home market growth is far short of meteoric.  Though the smart home market is far from mature, it is gaining momentum. Based on Strategy Analytics’ data presented at Smart Home Summit in Burlingame, California, some 46% of U.S. broadband households have at […]

FuturaSun’s solar panels power largest self-consumption photovoltaic park in Courland, Latvia

Padua, Italy, February 27, 2021 (Solar Business Hub) — Eurostat figures show that Northern-European countries are keener on using renewable energy such as Latvia where the gross consumption of renewable energy sources (RES) amounts to 41.0%, which is the third-highest share of RES in the European Union (EU) after Sweden and Finland. Latvia’s primary renewable […]

All Robotics and Automation Stories and Videos

Robot HMI for Projects Automation To customize a robot interface, the only thing required is the robot HMI. However, there is a wide array of HMIs that differ from each other based on several factors. The challenge is to determine which is the best HMI. Shortening Sales Cycles; A Top Priority for Manufacturers Trade publications […]