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Leveraging Advanced 3d Measurement for Packaging & Logistics Applications

Generating accurate height data of boxes relative to the conveyor system is challenging to achieve with a single measurement tool. More often than not, this requires additional system configuration and potentially scripting. Leveraging Advanced 3d Measurement for Packaging & Logistics Applications Article from | LMI Technologies Inc. There are two key challenges that engineers face regularly in outbound […]

Algorithms will soon be in charge of hiring and firing. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea

Algorithms are making increasingly high-stakes decisions about our lives in the workplace, and yet current laws are failing to protect workers from the risk of unfair treatment and discrimination that this might cause.  The UK’s national trade union federation, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has warned of “huge gaps” in law over the deployment of […]

Brian Krebs: No, I didn’t hack your Microsoft Exchange server

The KrebsOnSecurity name has been invoked in a string of cyberattacks linked to critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities.  Security expert Brian Krebs from KrebsOnSecurity is no stranger to figures in the criminal space who appear to delight in everything from turning him into a meme, launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against his website, and SWATing — […]

NBN Fixed Wireless Plus busy hour uploads barely over 4Mbps and ACCC is okay with that

This is fine? Image: ACCC The first edition of the Measuring Broadband Australia report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to incorporate fixed wireless upload speeds was released on Monday, and the results were not good. In its headline figure, the report said fixed-wireless NBN users only received 78.5% of the advertised download […]

Responding to the Market Need for Quality

The success of machine vision in industrial manufacturing is due to the fact that it provides faster, more accurate and more cost-effective QA than manual visual inspection. Responding to the Market Need for Quality Yonatan Hyatt, CTO and Co-Founder | Inspekto The current situation means that manufacturers in all industry sectors are modifying their manufacturing […]

Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates: Report

Japan will issue digital vaccine certificates to citizens who have received a coronavirus vaccination, according to a Nikkei report. The certificate will follow international standards and be accessible on a mobile app so that citizens can present the proof of vaccination when travelling overseas, the report said. In addition to being available for Japanese citizens […]

All Robotics and Automation Stories and Videos

5 Considerations for Deploying Industrial Robotics Not every deployment of new robots goes smoothly. There are significant challenges to adopting any new technology, and the complexity of cutting-edge robotics means there is serious room for error when deploying industrial robots Robot HMI for Projects Automation To customize a robot interface, the only thing required is […]

Doogee S96 Pro: Does things your iPhone can’t do

I’m a fan of ruggedized Android smartphones. Many can do things and go places that my iPhone can’t. And the new Doogee S96 Pro has a super useful feature that no flagship smartphone has — built-in IR night vision capability, a world’s first for a ruggedized smartphone. Externally, the S96 Pro looks like many of […]