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Investing in automation
Report

Investing in Automation

7th Oct 2022

Resisting automation is no longer an option – so the attention of the world’s C-Suite is turning from the question of ROI to three fundamentals… what kind of robotics and automation should I pursue, how can automation make my business more resilient, and how do I make my business ready for automation, autonomy and their successful scaling?

  • Robotics
  • Sensing
  • Strategic advice
Report

Driving net zero – is Agri-Tech ready to capture carbon?

10th Mar 2021

The changing regulatory and subsidy systems underpinning farming are changing radically. Furthermore, issues such as soil health, net zero and farm nature value are increasingly in the public eye.

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Digital service innovation
  • Optics
  • Physical sciences
  • Sensing
  • Signal processing
Opinion

Closing the loop for true ploughing automation

21st Jul 2020

If your business is making agricultural equipment, you’d be forgiven a wry smile at the ongoing frustrations of automotive OEMs as they strive to develop autonomous vehicles

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Robotics
  • Sensing
Opinion

Enabling autonomous vehicles to see in adverse conditions

23rd Jan 2020

During 2020, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) will continue their rise as one of the fastest growing technology segments in the automotive market. As manufacturers look to increase safety and improve the driving experience...

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Digital service innovation
  • Electronics & ASICs
  • Sensing
Powering the future of implantable medical devices
Opinion

Powering the future of implantable medical devices

20th Jul 2023

One of the major questions to address when designing a new implantable medical device is how best to power it. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the field, medical device development expert Neil Rosewell has identified the top six issues around smart implant power that developers need to bear in mind right now…

  • Digital health
  • Electronics & ASICs
  • Sensing
  • User Experience (UX)
Collaborative autonomous drone fleets
Whitepaper

Collaborative autonomous drone fleets for next-level UAS operations

3rd Jul 2023

This reveals our vision and live demonstration of automated, AI-powered, collaborative uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) fleets and the exciting commercial use cases these present.

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Digital service innovation
  • Robotics
  • Sensing
The future of farming is biologics
Opinion

Biologics are the future for agriculture, but collaboration will drive commercial development and success

29th Mar 2023

With transformative opportunities in biological products and sustainable biofuels on the horizon, the agritech industry needs to work together to achieve commercial success and realise environmental advantages. Fresh from his visit to the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, Niall Mottram calls for actions to back up the promising rhetoric...

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Bioinnovation
  • Sensing
  • Sustainability
Autonomous and robotic solutions for agriculture
Opinion

Autonomous and robotic solutions for agriculture – ready to deliver on the promise in 2023?

18th Feb 2023

Improved farming efficiencies are vital if the world is to rise to the challenge of feeding a 10 billion global population by 2050. Fresh from his trip to the Vision Conference in Glendale, Arizona, Krishnan Parameswaran reflects on the advances in digital twins, artificial intelligence and machine learning that are taking precision agriculture to the next level

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Digital service innovation
  • Robotics
  • Sensing
  • Sustainability
genomics, panomics and long read sequencing
Opinion

Genomics, panomics and long read sequencing – a path to better patient care?

15th Feb 2023

Fresh from the Festival of Genomics and Biodata, our Head of Life Sciences Symon Cotton reflected on the future of the genomics ecosystem. Here he discusses how genomics – plus the emergence of panomics and long read sequencing – could inform clinical practice and patient care… 

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Cell and gene therapy
  • Optics
  • Sensing
FFRDC Automation summary
Opinion

Technology puts autonomy within reach for US Government

18th Jan 2023

Advances in automation have enabled transformative opportunities for federal defense. Now is the time to seize them

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Robotics
  • Sensing
Automation in the construction industry
Opinion

Building on automation in the construction industry

12th Jan 2023

Construction productivity is lagging, but AI-powered technology is ready to give industry a transformative shot in the arm.

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Augmented reality & virtual reality
  • Robotics
  • Sensing
when will quantum technology be commercially relevant
Opinion

When will quantum technology deliver commercially relevant results?

22nd Nov 2022

The excitement around quantum technology is tempered by some pretty formidable factors. Not only is it expensive, but it can also be difficult to predict when it will start to deliver commercially relevant results.

  • AI & Data Analytics consultancy
  • Physical sciences
  • Sensing